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Thus, in the midst of all that, I preserved a considerable amount of

self-possession; I lost only what I was able to pay, and gained only

what I should have been able to lose

For the rest, chance was on my side I made no debts, and I spent three

tiaave uerite As for her, she continued to love me as

much, or even more than ever

As I told you, I began by being allowed to stay only froht to

six o'clock, then I was asked sometimes to a box in the theatre, then

she soo till eight,

and there cao till twelve

But, sooner than the moral uerite I had taken her cure in hand, and the poor

girl, seeing ratitude I had

succeeded without effort or trouble in al her from her

former habits My doctor, whom I had made her meet, had told me that

only rest and calm could preserve her health, so that in place of supper