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"I would rather die!" Mademoiselle moaned, her face covered "I would

rather die!"

"And see him die?" he answered quietly "And see these die? Think,

think, child!"

"You will not do it!" she gasped She shook fro," he answered firmly "I shall but leave you to your

fate, and these to theirs In the King's teeth I dare save my wife and

her people; but no others You htened woirl

called Javette--made a nonville drove her to her place with a word He turned to

Count Hannibal

"But, M le Comte," he said, "you must be mad! Mad, to wish to marry her

in this way! You do not love her You do not want her What is she to

you more than other women?"