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I turned it over in 's presence, whether or not I should visit with my own hands upon Chatellerault the punishone about the task rejoicing you er, and--to restrain ht be construed into an evasion of its consequences Better a thousand times that His Majesty should order his arrest and deal with him for his attempted perversion of justice to the service of his own vile ends The charge of having abused his trust as King's coh the channels of the Tribunal was one that could not fail to have fatal results for hi had sworn

That was the position of affairs as it concerned Chatellerault, the world, and me But the position must also be considered as it concerned Roxalanne, and deeply, indeed, did I so consider it Much pondering brought ain to the conclusion that until I had made the only atonement in my power, the only atoneain approach her

Whether Chatellerault had cheated or not could not affect the question as it concerned Madeer--whether in honour bound to do so or not--I o to her, impoverished, it is true, but at least with no suspicion attaching toRoxalanne herself

I could then make confession, and surely the fact that I had paid where clearly there was no longer any need to pay iveness and afford proof of the sincerity of my passion

Upon such a course, then, did I decide, and, with this end in view, I took e Royale, where His Majesty had told ed It was my purpose to show myself fully aware of the treacherous and unworthy part he had played at the very inception of the affair, and that if I chose to consider the wager lost it was that Iat the hostelry for Monsieur de Chatellerault I was informed by the servant I addressed that he ithin, but that at the moment he had a visitor I replied that I would wait, and de any Court acquaintances who e before I had seen the Count