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"The deuce they did!" Tignonville muttered, with irritation He dared

not raise his voice "I would you had told me that before I joined you,

Monsieur, and I had found so-place! When we are

discovered--"

"Then," the other continued calmly, "you will see"

"In any case we shall be better farther back," Tignonville retorted

"Here, we are within an ace of being seen frole himself backwards

The minister laid his hand on him "Have a care!" he muttered "And do

not move, but listen And you will understand When I reached this

place--it would be about five o'clock this ed forth to make my confession before

men, I despaired as you despair now Like Elijah under the juniper tree,

I said, 'It is enough, O Lord! Take my soul also, for I am no better

than my fellows!' All the sky was black before s of the little ones and the lah,' I prayed 'Take el was sent to take the cakes to Elijah, give

n that I shall live'"

For aemotion Even his

iht the infection, and in a

tone of awe iven me The words were scarcely out ofa nest in the hay at nonville stared "It was ti Probably it has its nest here and lays daily"