"Wait a few moments, Angelique," said she, "until the people depart.
I want to speak to you alone. I am so fortunate to find you here."
"I will see you outside, Amelie. The Sieur La Force is with me, and
cannot stay." Angelique dreaded an interview with Amelie.
"No, I will speak to you here. It will be better here in God's
temple than elsewhere. The Sieur La Force will wait for you if you
ask him; or shall I ask him?" A faint smile accompanied these words
of Amelie, which she partly addressed to La Force.
La Force, to Angelique's chagrin, understanding that Amelie desired
him to wait for Angelique outside, at once offered to do so.
"Or perhaps," continued Amelie, offering her hand, "the Sieur La
Force, whom I am glad to see, will have the politeness to accompany
the Lady de Tilly, while I speak to Mademoiselle des Meloises?"
La Force was all compliance. "He was quite at the service of the
ladies," he said politely, "and would esteem it an honor to
accompany the noble Lady de Tilly."
The Lady de Tilly at once saw through the design of her niece.
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