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I helped the old riotten all about it," he said contritely "Shall I follow

hio It doesn't ht, as you

always are I have played the part of a silly fool I _would_ have my

oay in the matter Well, I have this worthless paper At least I

can frighten the duke, and that is so"

"Oh, my dear, if only you would have listened to ement in her tones "I warned you

so often that it would come to this end"

"Let us drop the ly at her--to see her sink suddenly into a chair and

weep abandonedly! Leopold eyed her irl

rushed to her side and flung her arly

"I a her head and shaking

the tears from her eyes "I am harassed on all sides; I am not allowed

any will of my own I wish I were a peasant!--Thank you, thank you!

But for you that wretch would have kissed me" She held out her hand