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"In the garaen?" she repeated, in an
~astonished tone, and looked at me with
lifted brows.
Il know that it Is a great favor / am
asking" 1 continued hastily.
Yes, II Is more than that n broke
In sharply. 1T Is not ~conYenable. What
strange customs 0 must have at
Beaufort, monsieur! Are the young
ladies there accustomed to grant such
requests?"
II do not know" I answered miser-
ably. II have never before preferred
suoh a one. 1 am not familiar with
ettquette-with the nice rules OF con-
duct n I have done wrong. forgive
me"
I saw her glance at me quickly from
the corner of her eye, and my heart
grew holder.
TT is a beautiful garden" I went On
II saw 1t this evening from my window.
There are paths, seats
II am familiar with the garden, mon
sieur," she interposed, drily.
And the moon will be full tonight"
I concluded.
THE more reason I should refuse
you" she retorted. 1T win be u dan
geroQs place. Though 1 am ample able
to take care Of myself" she added.
Il do not doubt 1t, mademoiselbe," I
agreed, humbly, especially with me.
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Yes" she said, with a queer ltttle
smile; yes; I think 1t has"
Believe me, 1t Is not a ruse," l ado
cd, earnestly, "even were I capable of
a ruse, which l am not. God knows !
should like to walk with you there, but
not to tell you what I shall tonight have
TO tell you"
She looked at me again, with a
strange mixture of tmidity and daring.
Very we'll, M. dc Tavernay," she
said at last. In the garden, then
provided, OF course. that Madame 0 n
sents."
Thank YOU" 1 said, my heart warm
with gratitude. Shall / ask herr"
mo, l will attend to that" and she
smiled a little as she glanced across
the board. But I know that 1t is not
discreet; l am falling a victim to my
curiosity. You have piqued it most
successfully. Although l can never
solve a riddle for myself, l cannot rest
until know the solution. I hope your
riddle will be worth the risk"
1T will" l assured her, and fell ST
lent, nerving myself for the task which
lay before me.
But will you hear what this tyrant
is saying!" cried Madame, That I
must leave the chateau to dwell amid
the fogs of England"
or beneath the blue skies Of Italy"
said M. le Comte. Really, madame,
l fear the chateau is no longer safe
for you. The Revolution Is looking this
way-and not with friendly eyes"
Does the revolution, then, make war
on women?"
Have you forgotten Mdlle. de Lam
balle?'
Madame went white at the retort,
almost brutal In It's brevity.
But that was the canaille of Paris"
she protested. There are no such
monsters here In Pottou."
"Ah, my dear" said her husband,
sadly, Il fear there are monsters of the
same sort wherever there are suffering
and degraded men and women. And
since 1t is us they blame for their suf-
fering and degradation, it Is upon us
they try to avenge themselves. Be
sides, since the republicans are trying
TO entrap me, they will doubtless end
by coming here; and not finding me,
they may throw you into prison as the
surest way Of causing me to suffer-
We have the tower!" cried Madame.
w will defend ourselves!"
The tower was not built to with
stand artillery" her husband pointed
out; and even If the republicans have
no cannon, they need only camp about
II and bide their time to starve you
into surrender, since you could expect
no aid from any quarter"
But to leave the chateau-to aban-
don 1t to piiage-oh, I could never n
dure ST"
Better that than to lose II and our
lives together. Yes, decidedly, you
must set out tomorrow"
Tomorrow" echoed Madame. In de
spairing tones.
M. de Tavernay will accompany you
as far as Poitiers. At Poitiers, Mdlle.
de Chambray-"
Charlotte goes with me to Italy, do
you not, my dear? 1t was arranged.
you know, that o should remain with
me-"
IT do not know" Charlotte STAN
mered, turning very red, II think.
perhaps, I would better stop at Cham
bray"
For some reason which I could not
fathom, both monsieur and madame
burst into a peal Of laughter, while
my companion turned an even deeper
crimson.
CAS- you WILL" said her hostess.
when she had taken breath. ct nv
self think that you might do worse,
happy as I would be to have you with
me-
why cannot you stop at Cham
bray also, madameT" questioned Char
lotte, her face slowly regaining its
normal hue. AT least until Won And
some friends also bound for Italy7 You
will be quite safe at C~hambray."
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