"You mystify me."
"Madame will remember that three of the villains were caught."
"And Monsieur de Répentigny has found the others?" she cried, her countenance lighting again.
The Abbé's face fell.
"No, I have more agreeable news."
"You are too slow, as usual."
"Complete justice has been done!"
Her face suddenly turned to motionless marble.
"You mean on those three men?" she asked, with horror, which surprised him.
"Certainly."