'He's the person'—she stopped again.
'The person who—?'
'The person whom I wish to get rid of.'
For some moments nothing was said. The boatman was the first to speak again.
'Have you formed a plan?'
Hortense nodded.
'Let's hear it.'
'The person in question,' said Madame Bernier, 'will be impatient to land before noon. The house to which he returns will be in view of the vessel if, as you say, she lies at anchor. If he can get a boat, he will be sure to come ashore. Eh bien!—but you understand me.'
'Aha! you mean my boat—this boat?'
'O God!'