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"Poor Michael!" I murmured "Did I drive you to this? Would that I had

not spoken"

I turned to glance around the roo the

best of me even in that moment of sorrow, and I quickly espied a letter

upon the table It was addressed to his htly sealed, so I placed it in my pocket and started to leave the

roouard with two of his men,

and them I instructed to keep watch, but on no account to touch

anything without his ton?" he asked, as soon as I was adht? Is the conspiracy crushed, and have you

been successful?"

"Entirely so Nihilism is effectually crushed foris really done, I think At least I can

assure you that you will have no cause to fear the hand of an assassin

for a long time; until this weed starts up anew"

"We are safe, then Thank God for that"

"You are perfectly safe The prisons are full to overflowing I have

sent uilty ones over the border with instructions not

to return for many years to come You will miss a few faces at court

You will be forced to fill a few vacancies in the arer one than the last, and the