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`` When it was daylight , '' she resumed : `` I ventured to ring at the door of the little summer-house ; a charming young girl , but with a sad , pale countenance , opened the door to me . ` I come in the name of an unfortunate mother in despair , ' said I to her immediately , for I was so poorly dressed that I feared to be sent away as a beggar ; but seeing , on the contrary , that the young girl listened to me with kindness , I asked her if , the day before , a young workman had not come to solicit a great favor of her mistress . ` Alas ! yes , ' answered the young girl ; ` my mistress was going to interest herself for him , and , hearing that he was in danger of being arrested , she concealed him here ; unfortunately , his retreat was discovered , and yesterday afternoon , at four o'clock , he was arrested and taken to prison . ' '' Though the orphans took no part in this melancholy conversation , the sorrow and anxiety depicted in their countenances , showed how much they felt for the sufferings of Dagobert 's wife . `` But the young lady ? '' cried Frances .