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would have rendered sleep impossible
under the most favorable conditions.
The gcndarmes walked stolidly along,
keeping Robert always between two Of
chem. for they seemed to fear that at
my moment be might make an effort to
.scape. As for poor Marie, they took lit
lie heed. for they never thought for an
,uat ant Chat it would be possible for her
20 make the necessary effort.
Whcn the morning broke, cold and
cray, and a wider range of country was
GnGer their view, tie gendarmes relaxed
their vigilance 50 far as to let Robert
walk behind the cart, holding on to its
back as they assembled hill. Hitherto
there had been to Marie hideous and
ever increasing; doubt as 20 her husbands
guilt as regarded the death of Pierre. but
his attitude the very instant he got an
opportunity Of saying u word to her in
private turned the doubt into an appall-
ing certainty.
When his face came opposite the open
my Of tie curtains of the tilted cart, she
was struck with the expression which
she saw thcrc-an expression quite diff
Icr'h' from any 'ila' she hao ever before
teen 'Aere, IL was one Oh brutal uh-
lHIll&"'el !eTotl'I, Sucli LOOK as the
eallcys or the hulks only can produce.
Nheh a man uesceIus Ill tne scale OF
humanity to his very lowest, he can be-
where lis safety is concerned more cal
.ous than even the brutes. The better
qualities Of mind and heart can disap-
pear altogether and the relentless In
stinct OF sci. preservation can be seen IN
all Its possible Dascnels
Sucll was the LOOK "hlch met poor Ma
RE steep Ior'aheh eyes as taey sought
Tor some SIram OF nope III the gladncss
OF the morning ana chlIleu merit pltch
requisite 10 near uhmoVeu the terrible
continuation OF her Iears.
She haruIY knew her husband III the
cruel Looking reMor'eIesS wretch VINO
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| al'er aWhile lie D's"h 10 IAN pehlilu'
no" ana "galil 'ilo sergeant looked BACK
10 see as III ou'y DoIAu Ina' ms prisoner
| vas Hcli1 'i,eio -'o VI we o'',7i' "9N'''
| MN II he HhouIu not i!''Ne her hurry up
nUt ne answer" lhat ~ was al r1Sht, as
inc man was SGle III INC c"rV ana tha'
inc woman co .,ii lol :" l;F'
icr some ll''le .'iilo 'H' ~ progressed
III TINS 1aShlon' Marie Sl".e OF MIND
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