Camille stood aghast, and did not follow her.
Now ere she had gone many steps who should meet her right in front but
Jacintha.
"Madame Raynal, the baroness's carriage is just in sight. I thought
you'd like to know." Then she bawled proudly to Rose, "I was the first
to call her madame;" and off went Jacintha convinced she had done
something very clever.
This blow turned those three to stone.
Josephine had no longer the power or the wish to fly. "Better so," she
thought, and she stood cowering.
The great passions that had spoken so loud were struck dumb, and a deep
silence fell upon the place. Madame Raynal's quivering eye turned slowly
and askant towards Camille, but stopped in terror ere it could see him.
For she knew by this fearful stillness that the truth was creeping on
Camille. And so did Rose.
At last Camille spoke one word in a low whisper.
"Madame?"
Dead silence.
"White? both in white?"
Rose came between him and Josephine, and sobbed out, "Camille, it was
our doing. We drove her to it. O sir, look how afraid of you she is.
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