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Also , he looked upon him as a compatriot in distress , and a great bond of union between them was their mutual and virulent hatred of England and the English , which in the case of Monsieur Leblanc , who in his youth had fought at Waterloo and been acquainted with the great Emperor , was not altogether unnatural . Henri Marais 's case was different , but of that I shall have more to say later . `` Ah , Marie , '' said her father , speaking in Dutch , `` so you have found him at last , '' and he nodded towards me , adding : `` You should be flattered , little man . Look you , this missie has been sitting for two hours in the sun waiting for you , although I told her you would not arrive much before ten o'clock , as your father the prédicant said you would breakfast before you started . Well , it is natural , for she is lonely here , and you are of an age , although of a different race '' ; and his face darkened as he spoke the words . `` Father , '' answered Marie , whose blushes I could see even in the shadow of her cap , `` I was not sitting in the sun , but under the shade of a peach tree . Also , I was working out the sums that Monsieur Leblanc set me on my slate .