I remember no more.

I must have fainted again directly." Rose had hard work to make her believe that her guilt, as she called it, was not known; and even then she could not prevail on her to come down-stairs, until she said, "If you don't, he will come to you." On that Josephine consented eagerly, and with trembling fingers began to adjust her hair and her dress for the interview.
All this terrible night Rose fought for her sister.

She took her down-stairs to the salon; she put her on the sofa; she sat by her and pressed her hand constantly to give her courage.

She told the story of the surprise her own way, before the whole party, including the doctor, to prevent Raynal from being called on to tell it his way.

She laughed at Josephine's absurdity, but excused it on account of her feeble health.