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One morning in May, Rosalie ran in from the kitchen, dish-cloth in hand, screaming out in the familiar fashion of a favorite servant: "Oh, madame, come quick! His reverence the Abbé is digging the ground down in the doctor's garden."
Hélène made no responsive movement, but Jeanne had already rushed to have a look. On her return, she exclaimed: