"I think, my dear boy," said Madame, subduing her harsh voice to tones of gentleness, "that after my brother knows all that I know and all that his daughter desires, he will be proud to welcome you as his son." The doctor's wide barouche lumbered slowly along the wide, straight road. In the east the luminous veil that still hid the rising sun had taken on a hue of rosy gold: the birds, now fully awake, sang their morning hymn. From the direction of Wavre came once more the cannon's roar. Inside the carriage Dr. Scott, sitting at the feet of his patient, gave a peremptory order for silence. But Bobby--immeasurably happy and contented--looked up and saw Crystal de Cambray--no longer a girl now, but a fair and beautiful woman who had learned to the last letter the fulsome lesson of Love. She sat close beside him, and her arm was round his reclining head, and, looking at her, he saw the lovelight in her dear eyes whenever she turned them on him. And anon, when Mme. la Duchesse engaged Dr. Scott in a close and heated argument, Bobby felt sweet-scented lips pressed against his own. THE END * * * * * Transcriber's note: The original text is inconsistent regarding the spelling and hyphenation of some words. Except when noted in the corrections below, the spelling of individual words has been left as it was in the original edition, even when the same word is spelled differently elsewhere in the text. In Chapter I, a quotation mark has been added after "for a rainy day."; and a period has been added after "'To Grenoble?' exclaimed de Marmont". In Chapter II, "experiences which I gleamed in exile" has been changed to "experiences which I gleaned in exile"; and "a sterotyped smile" has been changed to "a stereotyped smile". In Chapter IV, "The dim has become deafening" has been changed to "The din has become deafening"; and "brief comamnds to his sergeant" has been changed to "brief commands to his sergeant". In Chapter VII, "the conquerer of Austerlitz" has been changed to "the conqueror of Austerlitz"; and "the fugutive royalists rallied" has been changed to "the fugitive royalists rallied". In Chapter VIII, "from the Gulf of Juan to the gates of the Tuileries" has been changed to "from the Gulf of Jouan to the gates of the Tuileries"; "from the gulf of Juan in the wake of his eagle" has been changed to "from the gulf of Jouan in the wake of his eagle"; "neither sleep not yet wakefulness" has been changed to "neither sleep nor yet wakefulness"; and "that she had not desponded more warmly to his kiss" has been changed to "that she had not responded more warmly to his kiss". In Chapter X, "those black-coated Brunswickers who longer to fly" has been changed to "those black-coated Brunswickers who longed to fly". No other corrections have been made to the original text.