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"I told you not to coently of mademoiselle Consider! For years I

had been more than h to call , consulted , took s

hoirl with a fresh,

pretty face, fro at all--oh, but nothing--and mademoiselle is queen"

"Yes, it is quite natural," said Hanaud sympathetically "You

would not have been huer But tell us frankly about these seances How did they

begin?"

"Oh, in

theues of

that kind Any one with a pack of cards and soerous woman with black hair or a ether in dihted rooms to

deceive the credulous--any one could make a harvest out of

madame's superstitions But monsieur knows the type"

"Indeed I do," said Hanaud, with a laugh

"Well, after mademoiselle had been with us three weeks, she said

toher hair that it was a pity

round the fortune-tellers, that she

herself could do so and impressive, and

that if only I would help her we could rescue madame from their

clutches Sir, I did not think what power I was putting into Mlle