Mme. Rosemilly, though her intelligence was limited, had certainly awoman's instinct, scent, and subtle intuitions. And this notion hadnever entered her head, since she had, with perfect simplicity, drunkto the blessed memory of the deceased Marechal. She was not the woman tohave done this if she had had the faintest suspicion.
Son coeur,assurément, son propre coeur avait des secrets pour lui; et ce coeurblessé n'avait-il pas trouvé dans ce doute abominable un moyen de priverson frère de cet héritage qu'il jalousait.