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supposed to have happened?"

"Certainly I permit it," said Celia, with indifference; and Mme

Dauvray cried enthusiastically: "Ah, you shall believe tonight in those wonderful things!"

Adele Tace leaned back She drew a breath It was a breath of

relief

"Then ill buy the cord in Aix," she said

"We have some, no doubt, in the house," said Mme Dauvray

Adele shook her head and s with a sceptic I should not be

content"

Celia shrugged her shoulders

"Let us satisfy Mnol," she said

Celia, indeed, was not alarmed by this last precaution For her it

was a test less difficult than the light-coloured rustling robe

She had appeared upon soefforts of spectators called up from the audience, to

be in any fear There were very few knots froers had not learnt long since to extricate

themselves She are how much in all these ht, perhaps, have been able

to tie knots froet free were always too

unco her

white arms and wrists, to do it Women, on the other hand, who had

no compunctions of that kind, did not kno