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pain to Marguerite, that she was coht andhad forced her to

take to her bed In short, without uerite

sent to ask er theher suffer

"That Mlle Gautier," I said to Prudence, "should turn me out of her own

house is quite reasonable, but that she should insult the woman whom I

love, under the pretence that this wo I

will never permit"

"My friend," said Prudence, "you are under the influence of a woman who

has neither heart nor sense; you are in love with her, it is true, but

that is not a reason for torturing a woman who can not defend herself"

"Let Mlle Gautier send me her Comte de N and the sides will be equal"

"You know very well that she will not do that So, my dear Armand, let

her alone If you saw her you would be asha her She is white, she coughs--she won't last long now"