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"My good Marguerite," I said to her, "I ao to Paris They do not know my address, and I expect there are

letters fro for ht to answer him"

"Go, ht to

Prudence

"Co about the bush, "tell uerite's horses?"

"Sold"

"The shawl?"

"Sold"

"The diamonds?"

"Pawned"

"And who has sold and pawned theuerite made me promise not to"

"And why did you not ask me for money?"

"Because she wouldn't let one?"

"In payments"

"Is she much in debt?"

"Thirty thousand francs, or thereabouts Ah, my dear fellow, didn't

I tell you? You wouldn't believe me; now you are convinced The

upholsterer whoreed to settle as shown out of the

house when he presented himself, and the duke wrote next day to say that

he would answer for nothing in regard to Mlle Gautier This iven part payot from you; then some kind souls warned him that his debtor had been