"Knew what?"
"Nothing, nothing!"
"Yes; you were going to say something: tell me!"
"It was nonsense."
"Tell me, then! I have the right now to know even the most trifling thing that passes through your mind."
He was obliged to insist long and tenderly before he succeeded in finding out.
"Come now; whisper it in my ear."
And he adroitly led her on. Finally Maximina whispered:—
"I had a very miserable night, Friday."
"Why?"