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A sleepless night; I ain In theI wrote her a letter in which I declared our relationship dissolved My hand treers

As I went upstairs to hand it to the ive way

The door opened, and Wanda thrust forth her head full of curling- papers

"I haven't had"What have you there?"

"A letter--"

"For me?"

I nodded

"Ah, you want to break with ly

"Didn't you tell me yesterday that I wasn't the man for you?"

"I repeat it now!"

"Very well, then" My whole body was tre, my voice failed me, and I handed her the letter

"Keep it," she said, er a question as to whether you satisfy h"

"Madahast

"That is what you will callback her head with a movement of unutterable contempt "Put your affairs in order within the next twenty-four hours The day after to-morrow I shall start for Italy, and you will accompany me as my servant"

"Wanda--"

"I forbid any sort of fa my words short, "likewise you are not to co for you, and you are not to speak to er Severin, but Gregor"

I tree, and yet, unfortunately, I cannot deny it, I also felt a strange pleasure and stian in my confusion "I aive e sum of money needed for this journey--"

"That htedly, "so much the better, you are then entirely dependent on me, and in fact my slave"

"You don't consider," I tried to object, "that as man of honor it is impossible for me--"

"I have indeed considered it," she replied almost with a tone of command "As a man of honor you must keep your oath and redeem your promise to follow me as slave whithersoever I deor!"