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"I love a young girl, count"

"Do you love her much?"

"More than my life"

"Another hope defeated!" said the count Then, with a sigh, "Poor Haidee!" murmured he

"To tell the truth, count, if I knew less of you, I should think that you were less brave than you are"

"Because I sigh when thinking of so? Coe of courage Do I regret life? What is it to me, who have passed twenty years between life and death? Moreover, do not alarm yourself, Morrel; this weakness, if it is such, is betrayed to you alone I know the world is a drawing-room, from which we must retire politely and honestly; that is, with a bow, and our debts of honor paid"

"That is to the purpose Have you brought your arentlemen have theirs"

"I will inquire," said Morrel

"Do; but make no treaty--you understand me?"

"You need not fear" Morrel advanced towards Beaucha his intention, ca men bowed to each other courteously, if not affably

"Excuse entlemen," said Morrel, "but I do not see M de Morcerf"

"He sent us word this ," replied Chateau-Renaud, "that he would round"

"Ah," said Morrel Beauchaht," said he to Morrel; "there is not much time lost yet"

"Oh, I made no allusion of that kind," replied Morrel

"There is a carriage co one of the avenues leading towards the open space where they were asseentle his"

"We had anticipated this kindness on the part of the count," said Beauchaht or ten days since, thinking to want them on a similar occasion They are quite new, and have not yet been used Will you examine them"

"Oh, M Beauchamp, if you assure me that M de Morcerf does not know these pistols, you may readily believe that your ill be quite sufficient"

"Gentle in that carriage;--faith, it is Franz and Debray!" The two young s you here, gentle hands with each of the to request us to coed looks of astonishment "I think I understand his reason," said Morrel