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I never knew Madame late before . '' And now Betty began to watch the windows for the arrival of her chaperone ; and four o'clock came , and five , but no Madame Gautier . She went out at last and asked to see the Patronne , and to her she explained in a French whose fluency out-ran its correctness , that a lady was to have called for her at three . It was now a quarter past five . What did Madame think she should do ? Madame was lethargic and uninterested . She had no idea .