The Smile of the Stranger

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She started up in bed with an inarticulate exclamation, and then discovered that she must have been roused by a sound from outside the room, for immediately afterward Berthe tapped on the door, and entered, bearing a tray which had on it a cup, a little silver pot of chocolate, and a crescent-shaped roll.“Bonjour, mademoiselle, she said cheerfully. “ ‘S avez bien dormi!”“Oh, mon dieu!” Juliana exclaimed in horror. “Poor Madame! That terrible child! I should have been up long ago, and occupying ...myself with her.”She had fallen naturally into French, since Berthe had spoken it.“Don’t disquiet yourself, mademoiselle. The little one has been no trouble to anybody. She got up, ate a big breakfast, played with Madame’s monkey, and now Madame has taken her in the carriage to seek for her grandfather’s farm.”“Good God! And Prue did this without disobedience—without making any complaint?”Berthe shrugged. “She did not wish to go in the carriage, it is true; she wished to remain and play with the monkey.MoreLess

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