"Very well, mademoiselle, I am obliged to you. Those particulars are all I need for the present. Besides, it would not be wise for us to remain together longer."
"But," she said, "the lodge-keeper will find the dog soon.... Who will have killed him?"
"You, mademoiselle, to defend yourself against an attack."
"I never carry firearms."
"I am afraid you do," said Lupin, smiling, "because you killed the dog and there is no one but you who could have killed him. For that matter, let them think what they please. The great thing is that I shall not be suspected when I come to the house."
"To the house? Do you intend to?"
"Yes. I don't yet know how ... But I shall come.... This very evening.... So, once more, be easy in your mind. I will answer for everything."
Jeanne looked at him and, dominated by him, conquered by his air of assurance and good faith, she said, simply:
"I am quite easy."
"Then all will go well. Till this evening, mademoiselle."