Written On Silk
“One look at Madame’s face lifted Rachelle’s spirits.
“Madeleine is recovering?”
“Many thanks to our God — she is! Oui, Arnaut, your daughter Madeleine is awake from her feverish slumber, and le docteur says she is on her way to a slow but certain recovery.”
With joie de vivre, Père Arnaut bent over her hand and thanked her for the care she had given his daughter when neither he nor Madame Clair could be with her.
“May I see her now, Madame?”
“She will be most thrilled, Arnaut. The bébé is with ...her. You shall see your first granddaughter. Le docteur is here as well. I am certain you will wish to discuss matters with him after you speak to her.”
Rachelle was pleased about Madeleine’s progress, but her thoughts soon strayed to Grandmère and what the docteur might have learned from the autopsy. After a short visit with Madeleine in order to not overtire her, her father came out of her chamber and told Rachelle he would speak alone with the docteur.
Some time later the docteur came out and bowed to her, then departed.MoreLess
“Madeleine is recovering?”
“Many thanks to our God — she is! Oui, Arnaut, your daughter Madeleine is awake from her feverish slumber, and le docteur says she is on her way to a slow but certain recovery.”
With joie de vivre, Père Arnaut bent over her hand and thanked her for the care she had given his daughter when neither he nor Madame Clair could be with her.
“May I see her now, Madame?”
“She will be most thrilled, Arnaut. The bébé is with ...her. You shall see your first granddaughter. Le docteur is here as well. I am certain you will wish to discuss matters with him after you speak to her.”
Rachelle was pleased about Madeleine’s progress, but her thoughts soon strayed to Grandmère and what the docteur might have learned from the autopsy. After a short visit with Madeleine in order to not overtire her, her father came out of her chamber and told Rachelle he would speak alone with the docteur.
Some time later the docteur came out and bowed to her, then departed.MoreLess
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