"Non, non, this is not an easy mistake I--I--" She sucked in a sharp breath. Oh how easy it was to tug a man's heartstrings. Joséphine pushed herself to think of the last thing that made her cry and held onto it as she felt her eyes begin to water in distress. Tipping up her chin, Joséphine sniffled and worried her lips. "Please do not take offense, monsieur!"