“What does this mean, Sebastian?” she enquired. “Dalton tells us that Amé went away last night, dressed in the clothes she wore when she came from the Convent.”
In a voice calm and devoid of all emotion, the Duke told them what had happened the afternoon before when they had gone to the Princesse de Frémond’s.
“The Duc de Chartres again!” Hugo exclaimed.
“Yes, again,” the Duke agreed, “and this time, although he does not know it, he has had his revenge upon me.”
“What are you going to do?” Isabella asked.
The Duke looked at his watch.
“Amé will be at the Convent now. I shall leave at once in the second coach. When my coach returns, give the horses a rest and then you and Hugo follow me.”
“To the Convent de la Croix?” Hugo enquired.
“To the coast,” the Duke answered. “I shall call a
