This done, she went
carelessly out: and Josephine in due course followed her, and found her
at the door.
"What is it?" said Josephine, earnestly.
"Have you courage?" was Rose's reply.
"He is dead?" said Josephine, turning pale as ashes.
"No, no;" said Rose hastily; "he is alive. But you will need all your
courage."
"Since he lives I fear nothing," said Josephine; and stood there and
quivered from head to foot. Rose, with pitying looks, took her by the
hand and drew her in silence towards the kitchen.
Josephine yielded a mute submission at first; but at the very door hung
back and faltered, "He loves another; he is married: let me go." Rose
made no reply, but left her there and went into the kitchen and found
two dragoons seated round a bottle of wine. They rose and saluted her.
"Be seated, my brave men," said she; "only please tell me what you told
Jacintha about Captain Dujardin."
"Don't stain your mouth with the captain, my little lady. He is a
traitor."
"How do you know?"
"Marcellus! mademoiselle asks us how we know Captain Dujardin to be a
traitor.
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