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           "

           Hisreplywas:"NooneknowsofwhatIamcapable;perhapstheywillfindoutsomeday."

           Sheansweredphilosophically:"Hewholiveswillsee."

           ThemorningofthereopeningoftheChamber,DuRoylunchedwithLaroche-Mathieuinordertoreceiveinstructionsfromhim,beforethesession,forapoliticalarticlethefollowingdayin"LaVieFrancaise,"whichwastobeasortofofficialdeclarationoftheplansofthecabinet.AfterlisteningtoLaroche-Mathieu’seloquenceforsometimewithjealousyinhisheart,DuRoysaunteredslowlytowardtheofficetocommencehiswork,forhehadnothingtodountilfouro’clock,atwhichhourhewastomeetMme.deMarelleatRuedeConstantinople.Theymetthereregularlytwiceaweek,MondaysandWednesdays.

           Onenteringtheoffice,hewashandedasealeddispatch;itwasfromMme.Walter,andreadthus:

           "ItisabsolutelynecessarythatIshouldseeyouto-day.Itisimportant.Expectmeattwoo’clockatRuedeConstantinople.Icanrenderyouagreatservice;yourfrienduntildeath,"

           "VIRGINIE."

           Heexclaimed:"Heavens!whatabore!"andlefttheofficeatonce,toomuchannoyedtowork.

           ForsixweekshehadineffectuallytriedtobreakwithMme.Walter.Atthreesuccessivemeetingsshehadbeenapreytoremorse,andhadoverwhelmedherloverwithreproaches.