Page 25 (1/1)

An ironical smile curled his lip

"Fool that I arace of bankruptcy? Oh, the infernal thought! o to Mr Van de Werve's; I

he--"

The words died upon his lips, and a sudden terror shook him from head to

foot

He had heard behind him the voice of a man who spoke in a low tone, and

who seemed to be a spy

Could he have heard what Simon Turchi had so imprudently spoken in this

solitary corner of the ceuish, he sao persons, three or four steps behind

hi air

Under other circumstances the Italian cavalier would certainly have called

the unknown men to account for their insolent curiosity; but fear deprived

hiy

He dropped his head, concealed his face as far as possible, crossed the

ce and rapid strides, and disappeared behind the wall of

the enclosure