"And you are ready to make any sacrifice for its success?"
"Of course I am! What nonsense has got into that childish head of yours, I wonder?"
"One moment, ma tante. Tell me one thing more."
"Well?"
"In your opinion, do you think that every one of us should be ready for any sacrifice that might help to further the cause of our King?"
"Of course, child. I trust you are prepared to make whatever sacrifice the cause of the King may demand from you. I know that your father is more than prepared, and so is Laurent."
"And so am I, ma tante," said Fernande firmly. "Therefore, one day soon I'll go to meet M. de Maurel in the woods of La Frontenay, and together we'll visit the Maurel foundries—all in the name of the King, ma tante."