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Rising, I flung the document I had accomplished upon the table "Glance first at that," said I

He stopped to look at reat a curiosity in him that his passion was all scattered before it Then he stepped up to the table and lifted the paper As he read, his hand shook, amazement dilated his eyes and furrowed his brow

"What--what does it signify?" he gasped

"It signifies that, although fully conscious of having won, I prefer to acknowledge that I have lost I make over to you thus my estates of Bardelys, because, er was an infaentleman should have had no part--and the only atonement I can make to myself, my honour, and the lady e insulted--is that"

"I do not understand," he complained

"I apprehend your difficulty, Comte The point is a nice one But understand at least that my Picardy estates are yours Only, monsieur, you will be well advised to make your will forthwith, for you are not destined, yourself, to enjoy theed with inquiry

"His Majesty," I continued, in answer to his glance, "is ordering your arrest for betraying the trust he had reposed in you and for perverting the ends of justice to do your own privateof a sudden unto a hed "In the exciteotten to ask how I co, monsieur, and I have told him what has taken place here at Toulouse, and hoas to have gone to the block toe and grief were blent in his accents He stood beforeat his sides

"Did you expect me to keep such a matter silent? Even had I been so inclined it had not been easy, for His Majesty had questions to asksaid,the scaffold in my stead So be advised, and make your ithout delay, if you would have your heirs enjoy er distort ht to compare with the disorder of Chatellerault at that moment He stamped and raved and fumed He poured forth a thousand ordures of speech in his frenzy; he heaped insults uponhe pronouncedwith passion and fear, his broad face distorted by his hideous gris were in full flow, the door opened, and in stepped the airy Chevalier de Saint-Eustache