114. Susette and her Troubles.

 

she said Monsieur and Madame had
gone to a place close to her native
village, and would they—oh, would
they—see her poor, poor father, in
the misery extreme, frightful! We
were quite used to Susette now,
and not at all surprised at her
passionate manner; and if we did
a little smile to each other at that
favourite word “‘affreuse,” yet Lottie
was eager and sincere enough in
her assurances that certainly papa
would go and look for the poor
family. Out came the foreign paper
at once, and if the summons to the
dining-room had not come at that
moment, I believe the letter would