"'Did they part in anger?'
"'On M. Gabriel's side, my lady, yes.'
"'Is M. Gabriel in the villa?'
"'No, my lady. He departed last night.
"'Of his own accord?'
"'My master bade him go, and M. Gabriel said he intended to leave without being bidden.'
"'It could not be otherwise. My husband is here?'
"'Yes, my lady.'
"That was all that was said on that day. The next day my lady asked me again if her husband was in the villa and I answered 'Yes.' The next day she asked me the same question, and I gave the same reply. The fourth day and the fifth she repeated the question, and my reply that my master had not been outside the gates afforded her relief. The fear in her mind was that my master and M. Gabriel would fight a duel, and that one would be killed.
"During these days my lady did not leave her chamber, nor did her husband visit her.