He is with my lady."
The doctor proved Jacintha correct by entering the room in person soon
after; on this Rose threw down the letter, and she and the whole party
were instantly occupied in greeting him.
When the ladies had embraced him and Camille shaken hands with him, they
plied him with a thousand questions. Indeed, he had not half satisfied
their curiosity, when Rose happened to catch sight of the letter again,
and took it up to carry to the baroness. She now, for the first time,
eyed it attentively, and the consequence was she uttered an exclamation,
and took the first opportunity to beckon Aubertin.
He came to her; and she put the letter into his hand.
He put up his glasses, and eyed it. "Yes!" whispered he, "it is from
HIM."
Josephine and Camille saw something was going on; they joined the other
two, with curiosity in their faces.
Rose put her hand on a small table near her, and leaned a moment. She
turned half sick at a letter coming from the dead. Josephine now came
towards her with a face of concern, and asked what was the matter.
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