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And stooping to kiss Jeanne , he added : `` Good-bye , my darling . '' `` Good-bye ; do n't worry ; mamma wo n't forget . I 'll make her remember . '' When Helene came back from the ante-room , whither she had gone in company with Monsieur Rambaud , the hands of the clock pointed to a quarter to three . Another quarter of an hour and all would be over . As she stood motionless before the fireplace , the scene which was about to be enacted flashed before her eyes : Juliette was already there ; Henri entered and surprised her . She knew the room ; she could see the scene in its minutest details with terrible vividness .