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once, only at that time it was merely advice, and now it is almost a

necessity"

What Prudence said was cruelly true

"This is how it is," she went on, putting away the papers she had just

shown uerite always foresee that some one will love

them, never that they will love; otherwise they would put asidea lover for

nothing If I had only known once what I kno! In short, say nothing

to Marguerite, and bring her back to Paris You have lived with her

alone for four or five h Shut your eyes now;

that is all that any one asks of you At the end of a fortnight she will

take the Co the winter, and next

sus are done, my dear

fellow!"

And Prudence appeared to be enchanted with her advice, which I refused

indignantly

Not only nity would not letas she did now, Marguerite would die rather than

accept another lover