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Escorted by his two companions, he went up the stairs, when suddenly a woman came with hurried steps out of the dark corridor; her face was hidden by a veil, she stood still, facing Sanin, wavered a little, gave a treh, at once ran down into the street and vanished, to the great astonishment of the waiter, who explained that 'that lady had been for over an hour waiting for the return of the foreign gentlenised Genised her eyes under the thick silk of her brown veil

'Did Fräulein Gemma know, then?' he said slowly in a displeased voice in Ger close on his heels

Eed to tell her all,' he faltered; 'she guessed, and I could not help it But now that's of no consequence,' he hurried to add eagerly, 'everything has ended so splendidly, and she has seen you well and uninjured!'

Sanin turned away

'What a couple of chatterboxes you are!' he observed in a tone of annoyance, as he went into his roory, please,' Ery'--(Sanin was not, in fact, angry--and, after all, he could hardly have desired that Geh e to sleep I'm tired'

'An excellent idea!' cried Pantaleone 'You need repose! You have fully earned it, noble signor! Co, Emilio! On tip-toe! On tip-toe! Sh--sh--sh!'

When he said he wanted to go to sleep, Sanin had siet rid of his companions; but when he was left alone, he was really aware of considerable weariness in all his liht, and throwing himself on his bed he fell immediately into a sound sleep