"How?
tell me," added she bitterly.

"It would be a consolation to me, could I see that." Jacintha colored and evaded this question, and begged her to go on, to keep nothing back from her.

Josephine assured her she had revealed all.
Jacintha looked at her a moment in silence.
"It is then as I half suspected.

You do not know all that is before you.
You do not see why I am afraid of that old man." "No, not of him in particular." "Nor why I want to keep Mademoiselle Rose from prattling to him ?" "No.

I assure you Rose is to be trusted; she is wise--wiser than I am." "You are neither of you wise.