He made off at the back before Mrs. van Does had entered and did not see the hand which Addie held out to him. Mrs. van Does came in trembling, following by a babu carrying her bundle, her merchandise. She saw Léonie and Addie standing stiff and hypnotized:
“That was the residèn’s chariot!” stammered the Indian lady, pale in the face. “Was it the residèn?”
“Yes,” said Léonie, calmly.
“Oh dear! And what happened?”
“Nothing,” said Léonie, laughing.
“Nothing?”
“Or rather, something did happen.”
“What?”
“Addie and Doddie are ...”
“What?”