“I suppose the truth is,” Arletta replied, “that I know very little and that is why I still, monsieur, have illusions and ideals and I have no wish to lose them here.”
She knew as she spoke that she had surprised him and he said,
“You have made your point, Miss Turner. And I shall certainly think over what you have said to me.”
He rose abruptly from the stone seat and, as he walked away, Arletta wondered if she had offended him and perhaps she had made a mistake in saying so much.
She thought now that it was time they returned to the Château and the schoolroom and she therefore called Pauline and they went back through the formal garden with the little girl telling her about the goldfish as they went.
They walked in through the garden door and, as they reached the passage that led up
