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she recover herself very cleverly For when the Commissaire

pounced upon the naht now that the na like it But

when I went on to suggest that the name in any case would be a

false one, at once she went back upon her modifications And now

she was sure that Adele was the name used I remembered her

hesitation when I read Marthe Gobin's letter They helped to

confirm me in my theory that she was in the plot; and they made me

very sure that it was an Adele for e had to look So far

well But other statehtly and quickly across the paveh she were afraid to be seen' Those were the words, and

the woman was obviously honest What becairl was free to run, free to stoop and pick up the train of her

gown in her hand, free to shout for help in the open street if she

wanted help No; that I could not explain until that afternoon,

when I saw Mlle Celie's terror-stricken eyes fixed upon that

flask, as Lemerre poured a little out and burnt a hole in the

sack Then I understood well enough The fear of vitriol!" Hanaud

gave an uneasy shudder "And it is enough to make any one afraid!

That I can tell you No wonder she lay still as a mouse upon the

sofa in the bedroom No wonder she ran quickly into the house

Well, there you have the explanation I had only my theory to work

upon even after Mht one Meanwhile, of course, I ood friends in England helped me

They were precarious He owed money in Aix, money at his hotel We

knew fro for had

returned to Aix Things began to look black for Wetherave me a little piece of information"