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the neighborhood, and was equally thankful that he did not knohere

she had gone

Edna's desire to see Mademoiselle Reisz had increased tenfold since

these unlooked-for obstacles had arisen to thwart it She ondering

who could give her the inforht, when it suddenly occurred

to her that Madame Lebrun would be the one most likely to do so She

kneas useless to ask Madanolle, as on the most

distant ter

concerning her She had once been al

herself upon the subject as the corner grocer

Edna knew that Madame Lebrun had returned to the city, for it was

the middle of November And she also knehere the Lebruns lived, on

Chartres Street

Their home from the outside looked like a prison, with iron bars before

the door and los The iron bars were a relic of the old

regi theate or door opening upon the

street was locked Edna rang the bell at this side garden gate, and

stood upon the banquette, waiting to be admitted