"At Alsheim!"
"Whom?"
"Odile Bastian."
Madame Oberlé asked absolutely amazed:
"Is it true?"
"As true as we are here. He told me everything."
The mother closed her eyes, and, choking with halting breath:
"God be praised. A little hope rises in my heart. Let me cry—indeed I must!"
She pointed to the room, which was also open on the other side of the landing and was lighted by a large bay window, through which a tree could be seen.
Farnow bowed, showing Lucienne that he was following her.