"Thank you; and you will——"
Lucille stopped. There was a knocking at the door, and a servant entered.
"Mademoiselle!—I mean Mademoiselle Lucille."
"What is it?"
"A man would speak with—with you."
"Or with me?" asked Christine sharply.
"With—with——"
"Bring him here," said Christine. "We will see him together."
"I cannot—I——Ah! He is here already!"
From the darkness of the passage without a priest advanced into the room. His cloak was wrapped closely round him and the hood drawn low over his face.