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I uerite a present which would leave no doubt as to

enerosity and permit me to feel properly quits of her, as of a

kept wo by the least

appearance of trafficking, if not the love which she had for me, at all

events the love which I had for her, and since this love was so pure

that it could adenerous, the happiness that it had received, however short that

happiness had been

That is what I said to , and what I was every

uerite When the day dawned I

was still sleepless I was in a fever I could think of nothing but

Marguerite

As you can iine, it was time to take a decided step, and finish

either with the woman or with one's scruples, if, that is, she would

still be willing to seea decided step; so, unable to reuerite, I made one attempt in her direction, an attempt

that I could always look upon as a mere chance if it succeeded

It was nine o'clock, and I went at once to call upon Prudence, who asked

to what she owed this early visit I dared not tell her frankly what

brought one out early in order to reserve a