"And you told him——?"
"That madame had brought into the world a daughter, as beautiful as the day."
Bathilde smiled, and glanced at the child with an expression that seemed to say:
"He told the truth, my child! there is nothing on earth more beautiful than thou art!"
Then she motioned to the messenger to continue.
"I had the honor to say to monsieur le comte that madame la comtesse desired to receive his commands relative to the ceremony of baptism."
"Well! what was monsieur le comte's reply?"
"Monseigneur first asked me what persons were with madame la comtesse at this moment?"
"And you told him that no one was with me save my loyal friend Ambroisine and my servants?"
"Yes, madame; and then monsieur le comte remained for a long time absorbed in thought, so that he probably forgot that I was there; for he suddenly looked up and said to me: 'What are you doing here?'