“You have some place to go to?” said Jeanne.
“Certainly, madame; but it is late. Still, if madame wishes——”
“And these men can accompany you,” she continued, dismissing the valets also, who seemed rather pleased.
“When shall we return?” asked one of them.
“To-morrow at noon.”
They seemed more astonished than ever, but Jeanne looked so imperious that they did not speak.
“Is there any one else here?” she asked.
“No one, madame. It is impossible for madame to remain like this; surely you must have some one here.”
“I want no one.”
“The house might take fire; madame might be ill.”