You will have her ready?
Thank you. If you will mail me your bill to Hotel Amitie, it shall have
prompt attention."
"Thank you, monsieur. If I am not to see you again, you will now take
charge of the small packet, the jewels?"
"No, no, indeed." Mr. Patterson drew back.
"But madame directed me to keep them for the child if there arose no
claimants," said Mademoiselle.
"Then turn them over to the child. You got them from her," said Mr.
Patterson. "I have nothing to do with them. Good-morning."
Awaiting the sailing-date set by Mr. Patterson, Anne lingered some days
after the other pupils. One morning Louise came in to pack her trunk and
to say that Mademoiselle Duroc wished to see her in the small study.
"I sent for you to bid you farewell and to return to you these jewels,"
Mademoiselle said. "It is grief to me that you have been so secret
about the matter and made the distress for your friends."
Anne's eyes filled with tears. It hurt her to remember that she had
refused to answer Mrs. Patterson's questions. How pale and troubled the
dear face had looked! And now she could never, never explain. Could she
ever tell Miss Drayton or Pat? Probably not.
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