Dividing the Proceeds.

           TheapartmentonthesecondfloorofthehouseintheRueSaint–Germain-desPres,whereAlbertdeMorcerfhadselectedahomeforhismother,waslettoaverymysteriousperson.Thiswasamanwhosefacetheconciergehimselfhadneverseen,forinthewinterhischinwasburiedinoneofthelargeredhandkerchiefswornbygentlemen’scoachmenonacoldnight,andinthesummerhemadeapointofalwaysblowinghisnosejustasheapproachedthedoor.Contrarytocustom,thisgentlemanhadnotbeenwatched,forasthereportranthathewasapersonofhighrank,andonewhowouldallownoimpertinentinterference,hisincognitowasstrictlyrespected.

           Hisvisitsweretolerablyregular,thoughoccasionallyheappearedalittlebeforeorafterhistime,butgenerally,bothinsummerandwinter,hetookpossessionofhisapartmentaboutfouro’clock,thoughheneverspentthenightthere.Athalf-pastthreeinthewinterthefirewaslightedbythediscreetservant,whohadthesuperintendenceofthelittleapartment,andinthesummericeswereplacedonthetableatthesamehour.Atfouro’clock,aswehavealreadystated,themysteriouspersonagearrived.Twentyminutesafterwardsacarriagestoppedatthehouse,aladyalightedinablackordarkbluedress,andalwaysthicklyveiled;shepassedlikeashadowthroughthelodge,andranup-stairswithoutasoundescapingunderthetouchofherlightfoot.Nooneeveraskedherwhereshewasgoing.

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