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It was soh I saw the hold which I

had upon this woe of it

When I think that she is dead now, I askI did her

After the supper, which was noisy as could be, there was ga I sat

by the side of Olympe and put down my money so recklessly that she could

not but notice ained one hundred and fifty or

two hundred louis, which I spread out before me on the table, and on

which she fastened her eyes greedily

I was the only one not coame, and able to pay

her soained, and it was I

who gave her money to play, for she had lost all she had before her and

probably all she had in the house

At five in the ained three hundred

louis

All the players were already on their way downstairs; I was the only

one who had remained behind, and as I did not know any of the the way, and I was going to

follow the others, when, turning back, I said to her: "I must speak to you"

"To-morrow," she said

"No, now"

"What have you to say?"

"You will see"