THE VOICE OF THE CITY
“Here is a note for Mademoiselle,” said Félice, coming to the window in the room.
“There is no justice,” said the candy man, lifting the handle of his cart and moving away.
Three yards he moved, and stopped. Loud shriek after shriek came from the window of Mademoiselle. Quickly he ran back. He heard a body thumping upon the floor and a sound as though heels beat alternately upon it.
“What is it?” he called.
Sidonie’s severe head came into the window.
“Mademoiselle is overcome by bad news,” she said. “One whom she loved with all her soul has gone—you may have heard of him—he is Monsieur Ives. He sails across the ocean to-morrow. Oh, you men!”
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