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 injustice," muttered the Countess. "I am here because De Breulh told me
that in your interests I ought to pardon Van Klopen, and go to him again
as I used to do; so you see, M. Andre, that it is never safe to judge by
appearance, and a woman more than anything else." "Will you forgive me?"
asked Andre earnestly. The lady interrupted him by a little wave of her
hand, invisible to all save to him, which clearly said,-- "Take care; we
are not alone." She once more turned her eyes towards the street, and he
mechanically did the same. By this means their faces were hidden from
observation. "De Breulh," went on the lady, "has heard a good deal about
De Croisenois, and, as no doubt you can guess, but very little to his
credit, and quite enough to justify any father in refusing him his
daughter's hand; but in this case it is evident to me that De Mussidan
is yielding to a secret pressure. We must ferret out some hidden crime
in De Croisenois' past which will force him to withdraw his proposal."
"I shall find one," muttered Andre. "But remember there is no time to be
lost. According to our agreement, I treat him in the most charming
manner, and he thinks that I am entirely devoted to his interests, and
to-morrow I have arranged to introduce him to the Count and Countess at
the Hotel de Mussidan, where the Count and Countess have agreed to
receive him." Andre started at this news. "I saw," continued the lady,
"that you were quite right in the opinion you had formed, for in the
first place the common danger has almost reconciled the Count and
Countess affectionately to each other, though it is notorious that they
have always lived in the most unhappy manner. Their faces are careworn
and full of anxiety, a
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