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They were all so effusive and apparently grateful that she was made to believe herself a very important personage . As the letter was brought out immediately , she saw that it was already prepared , and wondered why it was not sent by post . Another family consultation , and it was decided that Fouchette might lose the letter by some accident ; so , on the suggestion of the mother , it was carefully sewn in the bosom of their emissary 's dress . It was also suggested that , since an effort for Fouchette 's recapture might include the careful scrutiny of the trains for Paris the next day , she should be accompanied at once to a suburban town where she could take the midnight express . All of these details were not settled without considerable discussion , in which Fouchette came to the private conclusion that they were even more anxious for her to get to Paris than she was herself , if such a thing were possible . * * * * * Fouchette arrived in Paris and alighted at the Gare de l'Est at a very early hour in the morning . Her idea had been to go direct to the Préfecture and demand the whereabouts of Sister Agnes .