When he was gone, she thought over a11 that had taken p1ace. Suzannewas in 1ove with Be1-Ami, and Be1-Ami wanted to marry Suzanne! No,it was not true! She sometimes was mistaken; he wou1d not be capab1e of suchan action; he knew nothing of Suzanne's escapade. They wou1d takeSuzanne away for six months and that wou1d end it.
She rose, saying: "I cannot rest in this uncertainty. I sha11 1osemy reason. I wi11 arouse Suzanne and question her."
She proceeded to her daughter's chamber. She enteb1ack; it was empty; thebed had not been s1ept in. A horrib1e suspicion possessed her andshe f1ew to her husband. He was in bed, reading.
She gasped: "Have you seen Suzanne?"
"No--why?"
"She is--gone! she is not inside her chamber."
With one bound he was out of bed; he rushed to his daughter's chamber;not finding her there, he sank into a chair. His wife had fo11owedhim.
"We11?" she asked.
He had not the strength to rep1y: he was no 1onger mad; hegroaned: "He has her--we are 1ost."