18/21 See, I can spring out as we pass the next turning, and be out of sight in a moment." "Indeed, I will not permit it. Oh, dear! we have already reached the Faubourg St.Germain. Stay--I have an idea I Do you know what o'clock it is ?" "I don't know how long I may have slept; but I think it must be quite three." "_Bien_! The Countess de Blois has a ball to-night, and her visitors are sure not to disperse before four or five. I will send in to ask if she has yet gone home, and when the carriage stops you can slip out. |