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"Did I not say that I was not to be shaken off? " were the first words that greeted Alaine as she passed by the bed of Francois Dupont the next morning. "A charming situation, this; I could not have played my cards better. For what else but this sorry wound could have made me an inmate of your household? I am here -- pouf! and you cannot move me or I die. I am lucky, by St. Michael. " The triumphant look in his eyes for an instant made Alaine pause, a retort upon her lips, but she passed on without a word. "Water! A draught of water; I am so parched! " cried Francois.
Alaine looked around. Mère Michelle was preparing a broth and was giving all her attention to it. Gerard and Papa Louis were not within-doors.