" The woman
added, in a rather insolent tone, "They have gone to fetch some money,"
and her manner said plainly enough, "Yes, my master and mistress--silly
fools--have lost their money at the Casino, and now they are gone to get
fresh supplies!"
Sylvia felt vexed and disappointed. After what had been to her a very
exciting, agitating conversation with Count Paul, she had unconsciously
longed for the cheerful, commonplace talk of Madame Wachner.
As she stood there in the bright sunlight the thought of the long,
lonely, hot walk back to the Villa du Lac became odious to her.
Why should she not go into the house and rest awhile? The more so that
the Wachners would almost certainly return home very soon. They disliked
Paris, and never stayed more than a couple of hours on their occasional
visits there.
In her careful, rather precise French, she told the servant she would
come in and wait.
"I am sure that Madame Wachner would wish me to do so," she said,
smiling; and after a rather ungracious pause the woman admitted her into
the house, leading the way into the darkened dining-room.
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