"How--you wend ad 'is shob to pay--"
Clotilde produced the bracelet. The two looked at each other in silence for a moment, while Aurora took in without further explanation Clotilde's project and its failure.
"An' 'Sieur Frowenfel'--dey kill 'im? Ah! Ma chère, fo' wad you mague me to hass all dose question?"
Clotilde gave a brief account of the matter, omitting only her conversation with Frowenfeld.
"Mais, oo strigue 'im?" demanded Aurora, impatiently.
"Addunno!" replied the other. "Bud I does know 'e is hinnocen'!"
A small scouting-party of tears reappeared on the edge of her eyes.
"Innocen' from wad?"
Aurora betrayed a twinkle of amusement.
"Hev'ryt'in', iv you pliz!" exclaimed Clotilde, with most uncalled-for warmth.