"I should say so—quite impossible."
"Then, be kind enough to tell me who she is. I have an important reason for asking."
"My dear boy, I would tell you with all the pleasure in the world if I knew."
"I have seen her." Caius spoke in a solemn voice.
The priest looked at him with evident interest and curiosity. "Well, where was she, and who was she?"
"You must know: you are in Madame Le Maître's confidence; you travel from door to door, day in and day out; you know everybody and everything upon these islands."
"I assure you," said the priest, "that I never heard of such a person."