Geneviève smilingly shook her head.
"Impossible!" said she.
Maurice bit his lips.
"Very well," said he; "I will wait."
"Ah! what?" said Geneviève.
"Nothing," replied Maurice. "Shall you be long?"
"If I had thought it would inconvenience you, Maurice, if I had known you were engaged," said Geneviève, "I would not have requested you to do me the slight favor to accompany me to-day. I might have asked—"
"Monsieur Morand," interrupted Maurice, sharply.
"No; you are aware Monsieur Morand is at the manufactory at Rambouillet, and does not return till this evening."