He put this act of Rose's to the colonel's account, according to the custom of lovers, and revenged himself in a small way by telling Josephine in her ear "that the colonel produced on his mind the effect of an intolerable puppy." Josephine colored up and looked at him with a momentary surprise.

She said quietly, "Military men do give themselves some airs, but he is very amiable at bottom.

You must make a better acquaintance with him, and then he will reveal to you his nobler qualities."-- "Oh! I have no particular desire," sneered unlucky Edouard.

Sweet as Josephine was, this was too much for her: she said nothing; but she quietly turned Edouard over to Aubertin, and joined Rose, and under cover of her had a sweet timid chat with her falsely accused.
This occupied the two so entirely that Edouard was neglected.

This hurt his foible, and seemed to be so unkind on the very first day of his return that he made his adieus to the baroness, and marched off in dudgeon unobserved.
Rose missed him first, but said nothing.
When Josephine saw he was gone, she uttered a little exclamation, and looked at Rose.