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"I aibbets are not

in place by sunrise, I shall hang you from thisThat is one way

out; and you'll be wise to take the other! For the rest and for your

comfort, if I have no letters, it is not always to paper that the King

coistrate bowed He quaked, he doubted, but he had no choice

"My lord," he said, "I put myself in your hands It shall be done,

certainly it shall be done But, but--" and shaking his head in

foreboding, he turned to the door At the last moment, when he was

within a pace of it, the Countess rose impulsively to her feet She

called to him

"M le Prevot, a minute, if you please," she said "There hter may be in some peril You will do well to send

her to rew

full and steady--"will see that I am safe And she will be safe with

racious lady, htfulness unusual in persons of her rank He was at no pains to

explain the flalowed in her

eyes, as she looked at hirateful-- her, he