She raised her voice as she made ready to leave the room.
"If the pain returns, here is the powder of morphia, mixed, within madame's reach," she said.
Frances came close to the door.
"And if it continues ?" asked Lisa.
"Let monsieur call me.

I would not trust him to measure a powder," Colette said, laughing.

"It is too dangerous.

He is not used to it--like me." Mrs.Waldeaux saw her lay a paper package on a shelf.
"I will pray that the pain will not return," the girl said.

"But if it does, let monsieur knock at my door.