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Bibi's orders to Louise had been to go back to the inn and there to wait until he came in his calèche to take them home to Lous Mas. And the two women, ready for the journey home, so tired that only excitement kept them from breaking down, waited for him patiently in the parlour downstairs.
The travelers who had arrived in the early morning by the old coche, had all disappeared by now, some had found accommodation at the Chat Noir, others had gone to their homes or to friends in the city; the hour for dinner was not yet, and the personnel of the inn was busy in the kitchen.