This campaign had not been a successful one.

Deeply wounded at the refusal, which she had in vain attempted to prevent, she was ready to force Mlle.

Moriaz into compliance.

They made her believe, to pacify her, that the sentence was not definite, or at least that a period of grace would be granted to the condemned.

M.Langis set out for Hungary, and he had now returned.
In the mean time, Antoinette had refused two offers.Mme.de Lorcy had inferred this to be a favourable omen for her projects.