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At five o'clock in the h the

curtains, Marguerite said to ive me if I send you away; but I

; they will tell him, when he comes,

that I am asleep, and perhaps he ait until I wake"

I took Marguerite's head in ave her a last kiss, saying: "When shall I see you again?"

"Listen," she said; "take the little gilt key on the o In the course of the day

you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you know you are to obey

blindly"

"Yes; but if I should already ask for so?"

"What?"

"LetI have never done for any one"

"Well, do it for me, for I swear to you that I don't love you as the

others have loved you"

"Well, keep it; but it only depends on me to make it useless to you,

after all"

"How?"

"There are bolts on the door"

"Wretch!"