At last the surgeon came. All fell back, and hung on the words
that were to fall from his lips.
'See!' said the landlord. 'This lady came last night by the
diligence with her maid. Doubtless, a great lady, for she must have
a private sitting-room — '
'She was Madame the Baroness de Rœder,' said the French
maid.
— 'And was difficult to please in the matter of supper, and a
sleeping-room. She went to bed well, though fatigued. Her maid left
her — '
'I begged to be allowed to sleep in her room, as we were in a
strange inn, of the character of which we knew nothing; but she
would not let me, my mistress was such a great lady.'
— 'And slept with my servants,' continued the landlord. 'This
morning we thought madame was still slumbering; but when eight,
nine, ten, and near eleven o
