MME. B. Thank you. [Sits] What lovely weather.
LUCIE. Yes, isn’t it? How lucky you are to be able to get into the country. Annette is so looking forward to her visit to you.
MME. B. Well, I came to-day—first of all to have the pleasure of seeing you—and then to have a chat with you about that very matter.
LUCIE. And about another matter, too, I think.
MME. B. Another matter?
LUCIE. Not about another?
MME. B. No, I don’t quite understand—
LUCIE. Oh, then I beg your pardon. Tell me what it is about Annette’s visit.
MME. B. My daughter has just got an invitation to spend some time with her cousins the Guibals, and we can’t possibly refuse to let Gabrielle go to them. So I’ve come to beg you to excuse us, because—as Gabrielle won’t be there—
LUCIE. Oh, of course, madame. Will Mademoiselle Gabrielle make a long stay with her cousins?