Chapter X.
Rollo's Narrative.
One evening, when Rollo had been making a long excursion during the day with his uncle George, and had dined with him, at the close of it, at a restaurant's in the Boulevards, he went home about eight o'clock to the hotel to see his father and mother and Jennie, and tell them where he had been. He found his mother in her room putting on her bonnet. She said she was going to take a ride along the Boulevards with a gentleman and lady who were going to call for her.
"And where is father?" said Rollo.
"He has gone to bed, and is asleep by this time. You must be careful not to disturb him."
"And Jennie?" asked Rollo.
"She has gone to bed, too," said his mother; "but she is not asleep, and I presume she will be very glad to see you. You can go in her room."
"Well, I will," said Rollo. "But, mother, I should like to go and ride with you. Will there be room for me?"
"Yes," said his mother. "There will be room, I suppose, in the carriage; but it would not be proper for me to take you, for I am going on an invitation from others. The invitation was to me alone, and I have no right to extend it to any body else.