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She rose at once from her knees, alert and ready for action--her face was pale, her lips set, her eyes luminous

"I must not hesitate"--she said--"If I can save him I will!"

She left the chapel and hurried home, where as soon as she reached her own private roo note, which wasto him when he received it

"I shall need you and Gaspard for a long journey in the 'White Eagle' Prepare everything in the way of provisioning and other necessary details No time must be lost, and no expense need be spared We e written, sealed and dispatched by one of her servants to the Marchese's villa, she sat for so out on her flower-filled gardens and the shi blue of the Mediterranean beyond

"Ialoud to herself--"But I will take the risk! He will not care--no!--abut hiiven him the chance!)--for the sake of an experiment Now--if I can--I will rescue his for the sake of an ideal!"