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She listened to these with great attention , bent on storing them up to tell Maria afterwards , and then became confidential in her turn . She told him about her home in London , and Freddie 's illness , and the long journey he was going to begin to-morrow , and Monsieur appeared to take the very deepest interest in it all . By degrees Susan almost forgot poor Maria in the pleasure of this new and agreeable acquaintance . It was now between one and two o'clock , and Monsieur produced from under the seat a long narrow black bag , and unlocked it In it Susan could not help seeing there were a roll of manuscript , one or two books , a pair of slippers , and a flat white paper parcel . This last being opened , disclosed a hard round biscuit with seeds in it . `` Voyons ! '' he said gaily , `` let us dine , ma petite demoiselle . ''