Then, when all was ready, we went to our pallets, but it was with hearts throbbing with excitement and wakeful eyes.
"Anne! Anne!" said Croisette, rising on his elbow and speaking to me some three hours later, "what do you think the Vidame meant this morning when he said that about the ten days ?" "What about the ten days ?" I asked peevishly.

He had roused me just when I was at last falling asleep.
"About the world seeing that his was the true faith--in ten days ?" "I am sure I do not know.

For goodness' sake let us go to sleep," I replied.

For I had no patience with Croisette, talking such nonsense, when we had our own business to think about..