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"But the Princess's mother will be left," said Gaydon "She can plead

that her daughter is ill"

"The istrate forces his way into the very bedroohness's bed with the curtains drawn

about her and a voice so ith suffering that she cannot raise it

above a whisper, with eyes so tired froht near them Help me in this Name me a woman with the fortitude to

stay behind"

Gaydon shook his head

"She will certainly be discovered The part she plays in the escape must

certainly be known She will remain for the captors to punish as they

will I knooer Once the escape is

brought to an issue, once her Highness is in Bologna safe, the Eeance on a woman; it would be too paltry" And now he

made his appeal to Misset

"No, my friend," Misset replied "I knooman with the fortitude"

"But you do," interrupted O'Toole "So do I There's no difficulty

whatever in the matter Mrs Misset has a maid"