mr. lorry readily engaged for that, and the conference was ended. they passed the day in the country, and the doctor was quite restored. on the three following days he remained perfectly well, and on the fourteenth day he went away to join lucie and her husband. the precaution that had been taken to account for his silence, mr. lorry had previously explained to him, and he had written to lucie in accordance with it, and she had no suspicions.