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she replied ; `` if I had my way , I should write to him and say that he would do us a favor by not reappearing in our house . As that would be rather a difficult letter to write , let us write it together , if you are willing . '' `` We will see about it , '' said Monsieur de l'Estorade , brightening up under this suggestion ; `` there 's no danger in going slow . The most pressing thing at this moment is the flower-show ; I think it closes at four o'clock ; if so , we have only an hour before us . '' Madame de l'Estorade , who had dressed before the arrival of Madame de Camps , rang for her maid to bring her a bonnet and shawl . While she was putting them on before a mirror , her husband came up behind her and whispered in her ear , -- `` Then you really love me , Renee ? '' `` Are you crazy , to ask me such a question as that ? ''