It would start her for the stage; she has talent--
she would rise. S---- heard her sing once; if he were here now,
we might arrange----"
He was rambling off in a low broken voice, hardly conscious,
perhaps, of what he was saying. Graham once more interposed.
"No, no," he said, "you must not think of it. Let her go to
her aunt. Don't be uneasy about her getting there safely; I
will take charge of her."
"You will?" said M. Linders, fixing his dim eyes on Graham,
and with some resumption of his old manner. "Pardon, Monsieur,
but who are you, that you take such an interest in my
affairs?"
"Anyone must take an interest in your little girl," said
Graham warmly, and in the kind, frank voice that somehow
always carried with it the conviction of his sincerity and
good faith, "and I am truly glad that the chance that brought
me to this hotel has put it in my power to be of use to you
and to her. For the rest, my name is Graham, and I am an army
surgeon. I don't suppose you recollect the circumstance,
Monsieur, but I very well remember meeting you at
Chaudfontaine some years ago.
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