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Blanche was reclining on a sofa listening to a new book which Aunt Medea was reading aloud, and she did not even raise her head as the servant delivered his message. "A man? " she said, carelessly; "what man? " She was expecting no one; it must be one of the assistants or overseers employed by Martial.
"I can't inform madame who he is," replied the servant. "He is quite young; he is dressed like a peasant, and is, perhaps, seeking a place."