CHAPTER XXIV
oris had left no instructions in regard to Mademoiselle's food, and as she did not consider it advisable to let the unfortunate girl starve, Madame set a tray, with the intention of carrying it up to Natalie's room.
Before she could do this, however, it was necessary to send for Michael in order to obtain the key.
When she asked for it, he shifted uneasily from one foot to the other.
"I have very strict orders," he said.
"What do you mean?" Madame demanded sharply. "What do you mean?"
"Simply that the master said that you and the young lady were not to get talking too much. He said nothing about food, or of waiting on her highness, and it didn't occur to me until this morning that it was a bit awkward for a chap like myself to wait on her.
"However," he added, with a smirk, "I don't so much mind."