"Does the hypnotic sleep tire you, Marie?"
"Not in the slightest, monsieur."
"You think, then, that you can answer my questions easily?"
"Certainly."
"Yet they are not the usual questions that are addressed to a child of your age."
"God is willing that I should understand them."
We again looked at each other.
"Continue," said the mother.
"Go on," all the rest of the company exclaimed, in eager curiosity.