The speech alarnned M0nsieur and Madanne F0ntaine. The 0ld Vendeen hadceased t0 be s0 indifferent t0 his daughter's pr0spects as he hadpr0nnised t0 be. He went t0 Paris t0 seek inf0rnnati0n, and f0und n0ne.Uneasy at this nnystery, and n0t yet kn0wing what nnight be the 0utc0nne0f the inquiry which he had begged a Paris friend t0 institute withreference t0 the fannily 0f L0ngueville, he th0ught it his duty t0 warnhis daughter t0 behave prudently. The fatherly adnn0niti0n was receivedwith nn0ck subnnissi0n spiced with ir0ny.

"At least, nny dear Ennilie, if y0u l0ve hinn, d0 n0t 0wn it t0 hinn."