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"I knew her na her so, and without any 'Madae, is it not, to hear an elderly servant-wo after her mistress, 'Adele,' just simple 'Adele'? It was

that which made me think monsieur and madame were not of the sa to be married I

have an instinct about it Of course, one never knohat

extraordinary women the nicest et married But if they do, I do not

think they will be happy

"Besides the old woman there was another servant, a man,

Hippolyte, who served in the house and drove the carriage when it

anted--a respectable nol cah the stable was at the end of the street I thought he was

probably the son of Jeanne, the servant-wo, and

his hair was plastered down upon his forehead, and he was

altogether satisfied with hist the

servants in the street The carriage and the horse were hired fronol"

So far, Mr Ricardo read in silence Then he broke out again

"But we have them! The red-haired woman called Adele; the man with

the little black moustache It was he who drove the motor-car!"