human
I want you to be careful, Mother, to give no hint to the Marquis that we suspect him in any way. Tom and I are trying to solve the mystery, and secrecy is of the greatest importance. It is a more complicated business than we imagined. I must go now and find Tom. May I keep this letter?
gpt
Yes, but keep it under lock and key. I have guarded it for sixteen years; and it is the only evidence I possess of Nancy's origin.
human
Ah! exclaimed Monsieur de Boisdhyver,
gpt
I trust, Monsieur Frost, you bring us the good news at last of the return of Mademoiselle.
human
Unfortunately, I do not, monsieur, Dan replied.
gpt
Our efforts to find out what has become of her have been entirely unsuccessful. I am very anxious, as you may imagine.
human
And to what mishap do you attribute Mademoiselle's so unceremonious departure?
gpt
I do not attribute it to any mishap, replied Dan.
human
I think that my sister has gone off on a visit to some friends, and that her messages to us have been miscarried. I feel certain that to-morrow we will be completely reassured.
gpt
Ah! I hope so with all my heart, exclaimed the Marquis fervently.
human
It is a matter of deep distress to me--monsieur. But if--to-morrow passes and still you do not hear--?
gpt
God knows, sir. We must do everything to find her.
human
We shall find her, cried Tom, as he sprang to his feet, unable longer to repress his anxiety or his irritation.
gpt
And if we do not find her safe and well, woe to the man who has harmed her.
human
Bravo! cried the Marquis.
gpt
Permit me to adopt those words to express my own sentiments. I applaud this determination, monsieur, _de tout mon coeur_.