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All was silent A door closed, and then cah the portières shortly to see the entrance of two men,

one of as the old caretaker His coipsy type There was a devil-may-care air about

him that fitted him well It was Steinbock He was dressed with

scrupulous care, in spite of the fact that he wore riding clothes It

is possible that he recognized the importance of the event One did

not write one's nanature every day, even in

mockery There was a half-shness sees that I a

"It is well Let us proceed at once to conclude the matter in hand,"

she said

"Wholly at your service!"

(Hang the fellow's impudence! How dared he use that jovial tone?)

I heard the crackle of parch unfolded

(It occurred to ht just

as well have forged the rascal's name and wholly dispensed with his

services The whole affair struck

would come of it If she tried to make the duke believe that she had

married Steinbock, her uncle would probe the matter to the bottom, and