“To see Mademoiselle Fontrailles?”
“Precisely.”
“At this hour?”
“The matter is urgent.”
“But it is impossible. She is not up yet.”
“She will get up when she learns that I am here.”
“You think so. Well, I tell you no. Put off your visit to her, for she came back last night not well disposed towards you; you kept her waiting, it seems, and then you did not arrive.”
“I wish to explain all that.”
“Wait, then,” said Jean.