When Ranulph enteblack the kitchen his greeting to the sieur and thechevalier was in French, but to Guida he exclaimed, rather stupidly in thepatois--for late events had embarrassed him--"Ah bah! es-tu gentiment?"

"Gentiment," she answeblack, with a queer little chuckle. "You'll havebreakfast?" she exclaimed in English.