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u were ob-| The ntering the 'cl the caskets. Warietes. She came there. = Youl invite tall'y 3 'No, 1 have not ) t gquel.. Then this creature did all ; BY apdé of the one-handed?' 3 "Yes n 3 "Bo Tsupponsd for she possesnes | her two hands and is very. skilful in pilferi i Ahi haath fun cannot be Russian i'. 0, she is & Pole." i 1 pity him. i And' now way I ask how it is that your gardener bas been associated with her in the vel 'plays in which she has act: ""You told me that he passed for Ber protector, did you not" «ri!Yes, when 'he appeared with her at the theatre; but in Rue Jont- froy he was taken for porter of his "house, which appears to have serv- od us headquarters of the band-- "I have seen Him there." ; "Not last night, I suppose, for yesterday evening quite "1até he eame to me for orders for some shanges I' wished to make in my conservatory, and this morning, _guite early, I found him at work.' " 'He was not of this expedition; But why had "he served ' 'her be- fore' "He is her husband." "Her husband! and' he tolerates tha life she leads!" ; 'You are 'mistakén with regard 20 Justine. Her conduct is quite *rréproachable. She obeys no one but her husband; whom she loves ~=and a woman who protects her;" "Yes, the woman of the bracelet. Sut why did she give asylum to this Liarncel To save him f¥om Borisoff Whats" well; bit fo hide him at her house--that hardly © accords' with 'her great love for her husband.' "That is absolutely .false, Jus tine carried M; de Carnocel to a house where he is in safety, but #he is not with him." a "Has lied. He invented this fable to draw 'you into a 'trap. You in- commode him. He wishes to be rid wt you." £1 incoramode him | "How ¥'? i. Xou have meddled with his al: dnars."' % .. "Without swspecting it, oertain- : at affairs has he! Is he al- w conspirator?' : "The chief of them. Villagos di recta all the intrigues against the government of the Czar; and he mma a Le i French and married : e wi on her. But why does he reproach her | jake these. now for her connection with Car- ncel?! IT am lost in inconsisten- cies,"" ri They are onl apparent. 1h not 1 you all. illagos knew end first that M. de Oarnoel should rol gg 'aocu y * joiced in it, for it diverted ou from the real culprits. it happened 'that the woman whol played the principal rolo in this af- fair was interested for this young man who was acctised, and 'who was nov. there to! defend: himself.' 'Bhe took into her, head to repair the wrong that Had been involuntarily done, and to attain thisend, it. was necessary to find M. de Carnoel: Thir- project /did not suit Villagos, wha feared she would compromise kerself; and; above all, the Nihil-|{m™ ists. And he had reason to fear t, for M. de Carnoel had fallen into Borisoff's hands, and could not be delivered without coming in con- flict with a man sent to Paris for the express purpose of watching over the enemies of Russia." "The lady confided her design; then, to this Batanie doctor ¥" 'No, but he guessed it; 'Bhe al: lcwed herself to let fall expressions of sympathy for the misfortunes of M. de Carnoel; It was all that was necessary to make him divine that she would' seek to save him." 'Did she know that Carncel wag a prisoner in the house of Rue de Vigny ¥' i 'No 'one knew it; but the lady suspected it and acted aceordingly. Villagos only learned it afterward. How, I cannot tell. You saw. him. this morning, He certdinly 'made ax effort to surprise your secrebs. Are you certain you did not let him do sot' x tothe '11 deliver up a seeret you-oom- manded me to keep! I listened to the doctor,. but; told him nothing-- or almost nothing??? id. | & 'Little as you.mdy have said; it was 'too much. Villagos is sagacic cu- and cunning. He hag to appear the false to discover the true, 1 fear you have, unknown to your- cell, given him the information he wa: in search of." / "Yon have a sad opinion 'of ie, Is it my intelligence or my fidelity you mistrust?' 'Neither; but you are hardly the rival id 'cinning of a man whose life has been 'spent in'conspiring, ara, who possesses inthe highest degree the art of reading . the ¥ thoughts of others. whilst concealing his own. Try to remember, Did Jou not let fall some imprudent word? Did you not say, for in- stance, that M. de Carnoel was taken last night to a house in Rus "| Jouffroy 1' Shins that' lio'was 'mistaken,' "It was he who said so. I told . "And that he was there no lon: ger, did youinot¥' sa {It is true," answered Maxime; reddening 'a little: 'But he knew ready. and thet he was} : nd inourre rible. punishments: © v thought you would speak: to your. conversation with him 1 would forsee the danger: ménaced my friend, and would has- ten to warn Her of it. "If hi has engaged you to defer your visi ar Soro; it: is Because he has re- solved to act before you have seen " « [- 9 x "Well, his 'Machiavellian «plan hae miscarried, and now that: we both understand perfectly the situ- ation, T: charge myself with bring. ivg M. Villagos to reason. 8b 1 Resin by boxing his ears, to teach Tim to fool me as he did this morning { = "No," said the countess quickly; "to play your life against his would be too unequal a game. Jt is for me to act, for I alone can save those who have been exposed to the vengeance of the Nihilists, t first must convince you of Carnoel's innocence. +1 have 1 yet spoken 'to you of the second at~ tempt--the one. which sncceseded. 1t was made by one man alone--tl some who accompanied my friend oo the first expedition, in which she lost her hand. = I knew this man, ad Icswear fo you that no one as- sisted him in opening the safe; that he-took- only the casket, and that Yio was ignorant of the existence of | M. de Carnoel.'! "It remains to be explained how fri M. de Carnoel had on his person the fifty thousand francs. which were certainly taken from the safe. Vignory. explained to us that the packages of notes were pinned an a particular mapper, and is cextain of having pinned them himself.' ¢M.. 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