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THE EYES OF INNOCENCE
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GILBERTE
"Would you please give your name, madam?" asked the waiter.
And he handed the elder of the two travellers a sheet of paper headed, "Villa-pension des Deux Mondes, Dieppe."
"Write down the name, Gilberte," she said. "I am so tired."
Gilberte took the pen and wrote:
"Mme. Armand and daughter, from London, bound for. . . . Now that I think of it, where are we going next, mother?"
"I don't know yet."
"Oh, that doesn't matter!" said the waiter.
And he took the paper and left the room.
"Yes, Mr. Waiter," cried the young girl, with a laugh. "Mme. Armand and her
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