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`` Yes , '' the eldest of the menagerie replied . `` It certainly is rather strong , but it will do ! You know , there is nobody like her for thinking of such things ! '' The next morning , the _ château _ bell woke them up at six o'clock , when they had agreed to return to Paris , and the seven men asked each other whether they should go and wish Sonia good-morning , as usual , before she was out of her room . Ernest hesitated more than any of them about it , and it was not until Sabina , her maid , came and told them that her mistress insisted upon it , that they could make up their minds to do so , and they were surprised to find Sonia in bed by herself . `` Well ! '' Ernest asked boldly , `` and what about the Marquis ? ''