She looked at her, and said with terrible simplicity, "Ah, Rose, I forgot." "Are you mad, Josephine?
Into the house this moment; if it IS he, I will receive him and send him about his business." But Josephine stood fascinated, and pale as ashes; for now the cocked hat stopped, and a pale face with eyes whose eager fire shone even at that distance, rose above the palings.

Josephine crouched behind Rose, and gasped out, "Something terrible is coming, terrible! terrible!" "Say something hateful," said Rose, trembling in her turn, but only with anger.

"The heartless selfish traitor! He never notices you till you are married to the noblest of mankind; and then he comes here directly to ruin your peace.

No; I have altered my mind.

He shall not see you, of course; but YOU shall hear HIM.