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"Well, then, if you did, depend upon it, Fernand picked it up, and either copied it or caused it to be copied; perhaps, even, he did not take the trouble of recopying it And now I think of it, by Heavens, he may have sent the letter itself! Fortunately, for uised"

"Then you were aware of Dantes being engaged in a conspiracy?"

"Not I As I before said, I thought the whole thing was a joke, nothing more It seems, however, that I have unconsciously stuued Caderousse, "I would give a great deal if nothing of the kind had happened; or, at least, that I had had no hand in it You will see, Danglars, that it will turn out an unlucky job for both of us"

"Nonsense! If any haruilty person; and that, you know, is Fernand How can we be iot to do is, to keep our own counsel, and re soul; and you will see that the stor us"

"A his hand in token of adieu to Danglars, and bending his steps towards the Allees de Meillan,as he went, after theidea

"So far, then," said Danglars, one as I would have it I am, temporarily, co permanently so, if that fool of a Caderousse can be persuaded to hold his tongue My only fear is the chance of Dantes being released But, there, he is in the hands of Justice; and," added he with a s, he leaped into a boat, desiring to be rowed on board the Pharaon, where M Morrel had agreed to meet him