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Tignonville treled out He had hidden

himself as well as he could at the rear of the crowd by the door; but his

dress, so much above the common, rendered hied the crowd for him; and to avoid it and

efface himself he moved a pace to his left

The step was fatal It saved hiht him

face to face and eye to eye with Count Hannibal, who stood in the first

rank at his brother's elbow Tavannes stared an instant as if he doubted

his eyesight Then, as doubt gave slow place to certainty, and surprise

to amazement, he snonville's heart gave a great buhts whirled before his eyes, there was a roaring in his ears He

waited for the word that should denounce him It did not come And

still it did not cooing; the Provost, bowing loas attending hi on either side to let hi also, as if nothing had occurred As if he

had seen nothing!

The young ined