She still believed that Marie's heart was not with Adrian Urmand.

But, attributing perhaps no very great importance to a young girl's heart, and fancying that she knew that in this instance the young girl's heart could not have its own way, she was quite in favour of the Urmand marriage.

And if they were to be married, the sooner the better.

Of that she had no doubt.

'It's best to have it over always as soon as possible,' she said to her husband in private, nodding her head, and looking much wiser than usual.
'I won't have Marie hurried,' said Michel.
'We had better say some day next month, my dear,' said Madame Voss, again nodding her head.