Good-bye, Juliette." She bent down to the young girl and kissed her tenderly on the forehead, then she glided out of the room as rapidly as she had come.

Juliette, of course, did not try to detain her, or to force her help of companionship on her when obviously she would wish to be alone.
Marguerite quickly reached her room.

Her maid Lucie was already waiting for her.

Devoted and silent as she was, one glance at her mistress' face told her that trouble--grave and imminent--had reached Blakeney Manor.
Marguerite, whilst Lucie undressed her, took up the passport and carefully perused the personal description of one, Celine Dumont, maid to Citizeness Desiree Candeille, which was given therein: tall, blue eyes, light hair, age about twenty-five.

It all might have been vaguely meant for her.