"You will see that it will be all right," said the capitaine,
carrying his head very high.

"I think so, I think so," said La Mere Bauche, who, now that the
capitaine was right, no longer desired to contradict him.

"I know that it will be all right," said the capitaine. "I told you
that Adolphe would return a man; and he is a man. Look at him; he
does not care this for Marie Clavert;" and the capitaine, with much
eloquence in his motion, pitched over a neighbouring wall a small
stone which he held in his hand.

And then they all went to breakfast with many signs of outward joy.
And not without some inward joy; for Madame Bauche thought she saw
that her son was cured of his love. In the mean time Marie sat up
stairs still afraid to show herself.

"He has come," said a young girl, a servant in the house, running up
to the door of Marie's room.

"Yes," said Marie; "I could see that he has come."

"And, oh, how beautiful he is!" said the girl, putting her hands
together and looking up to the ceiling. Marie in her heart of hearts
wished that he was not half so beautiful, as then her chance of
having him might be greater.

"And the company are all talking to him as though he were the
prefet," said the girl.