"The garden will not satisfy me—I mean in the streets. Yes, I think I will go."
"Oh, no, you must not," said Lucille.
"Why not?"
"The Countess said——"
"That I was not to be allowed to leave the house," Christine said. "Was that her command?"
"She meant for your own sake."
"Did she? Are you clever enough to read all that is in Countess Elisabeth's mind?"
"She has been very good to me," the girl answered. "I would not disobey her."
"I am not blaming you. You shall keep me prisoner. I will not go out to-night."