She just lifted her hands in despair and began to cry.
It was so piteous, Aubertin was ready to yield in turn, and consent to any imprudence, when he met with an unexpected ally.
"Promise," said Rose, doggedly.
Josephine looked at her calmly through her tears.
"Promise, dear," repeated Rose, and this time with an intonation so fine that it attracted Josephine's notice, but not the doctor's.

It was followed by a glance equally subtle.
"I promise," said Josephine, with her eye fixed inquiringly on her sister.
For once she could not make the telegraph out: but she could see it was playing, and that was enough.

She did what Rose bid her; she promised not to go to Frejus without leave.
Finding her so submissive all of a sudden, he went on to suggest that she must not go kissing every child she saw.

"Edouard tells me he saw you kissing a beggar's brat.

The young rogue was going to quiz you about it at the dinner-table; luckily, he told me his intention, and I would not let him.