They talked for a few moments; the young man returned to his friends, the horses set out again, and as I came near the group I recognised the one who had spoken to Marguerite as the Comte de G., whose portrait I had seen and whom Prudence had indicated to me as the man to whom Marguerite owed her position.
Il causèrent quelques instants; le jeune homme rejoignit ses amis, les chevaux repartirent, et moi, qui m'étais approché du groupe, je reconnus dans celui qui avait parlé à Marguerite ce comte de G... dont j'avais vu le portrait et que Prudence m'avait signalé comme celui à qui Marguerite devait sa position.