There he found both sisters, who were all tenderness and gratitude to him.

By this time he had learned to value Josephine: she was so lovely and so good, and such a true womanly friend to him.

Even Rose could not resist her influence, and was obliged to be kind to him, when Josephine was by.

But let Josephine go, and instead of her being more tender, as any other girl would, left alone with her lover, sauciness resumed its empire till sweet Josephine returned.

Whereof cometh an example; for the said Josephine was summoned to a final conference with the baroness and Monsieur Perrin.
"Don't be long," said Rose, as Josephine glided away, and (taking the precaution to wait till she was quite out of hearing), "I shall be so dull, dear, till you come back." "I shall not though," said Edouard.
"I am not so sure of that.