If you have what I say, show it me! It is you who lose time.

Let us have no more words!' I had used very few words, and, God knows, was not in the mind to use many; but, being in the wrong, I had no answer to make except the truth, and that humbly.

'I had such a token as you mention, mademoiselle,' I said, 'no farther back than this afternoon, in the shape of half a gold coin, entrusted to me by my friend.

But, to my shame I say it, it was stolen from me a few hours back.' 'Stolen from you!' she exclaimed.
'Yes, mademoiselle; and for that reason I cannot show it,' I answered.
'You cannot show it?
And you dare to come to me without it!' she cried, speaking with a vehemence which fairly startled me, prepared as I was for reproaches.

You come to me! You!' she continued.