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he. his hand straying to the curves OF
her forearm. but you have cured me
of my folly. matched my wit against
yours and you have cured me. l say,
completed of my folly
am then your physician?"
MOST lovely creature-yeS.4
After the bolus comes the bill. mon
sieur''
De De, sartines made a face.
'Yes-100O, 0oo fracs..
Listen, madame. Monsieur de Maui
peou the other day told me this story
A physician attending patient for the
Qutnsy, cured him of the quinsy. but
infected him with the Group. He pre-
sented his bill for the quinsy. and the
patient. who, by the way. was a
lawyer. presented. In turn, his bill for
the Group. 1t was argued before the
courts. and each claim was allowed
Therefore neither protagonist got any
thing. You have cured me of folly
most beautiful physician, but you have
injected me with admiration. There
fore we are quits and free to arrange
our money affairs on the basis of com.
mon understandings
Monsieur said the baroness and
denly cutting him short, the handker-
cnlef Is not In that pocket
De Sartines sprang to his feet
madame, was not searching your
pocket. My hand was on your waist. !,
he now stood before her the picture
OF virtuous indignation.
The baroness laughed.
enough, madame replied the man
or masks. dropping the mask of the
lover and reappearing again as the
minister OF police. You have charged
my agents with a misdemeanor. yo,,1
charge Will be investigated. You have
tinaIsea me Just now with an uifger-
-
OF your charges, madame. Our inter
view Is closed. What are Won wait.
Ing for, pay?"
For your purse to OPEN,
An, said he. suddenly assuming q
~ ,,sa tone, you persist? Now. listen
70 me: Your doings are known to me
ana the doing of your lover. Monster
Armand de Lussac, whom i seized 10.
gay as he left your house. and whom
sent to cool his ardor for pnljtias
IN MS majesty's fortress of the hasti,s
beWare madame, that do NOT dos.
WIN you as harshly,"
sne mas risen to her feet and at these
He had hit her at last. A'.''S'
Well, madame" said no hrn,o,,,,
ENJOYING ENJOYING the efefet of his snsenI,
Wnat have we to say to that .,
She did not answer for moment
Up 20 this she had been playinr
h ,oa Lhe 10000 francs which She
nav ea, I'M TO make De Sartines
nave been presented, with an enigra :,
~ we poor OF Paris Not once fl,1ri,a
an ms pretense of admira tion Slia y -, 8
aee , her: she had borne with bi I,e
Ely rom the knowledge that she wee
a,eslhs FIRMLY on the handke,r hias
MIN nm to get it. She had l ef hi,,, e lo 1
1 ..s as one lets a child 20 on IN ~; ~,
alleHpt TO steal jam, up "a thar 800 ~
s wren tne cupboard door in ra.phaa
She had enjoyed the situation h mga1..
nv, aa - y. now at stroke, her con,ad,,
was s.s turned to tragedy. comedy
The 'perfumed policena,... 49,,
victor all through While she he peen
1m aag Tune fooling him. De I,,s ssen
locked away in the bastila y. = u 1sss
I.:Ileckrnated and prevented fro,,' peeh
ing 70 versailles. The document u
doupt sun lying in the top rirh 1a ,, =, na
hnraa OF monsieur de Richelien,s
no do,,ht Til unonsleur de Richelieu was
~. ~ uoupt sun seated at the bureau ar
gaged IN dealing with his half1usa e.i :,
t tsSoullts. AT any moment he MEX
e s1 OUT ms keys, attempt ia ona,, ~, ~.
ulaWer md it already open, and a lne
Iover the document He would at a,,a.
hhoM tne culprit; no one but De J, ,,s
~, s,,s iis'u peeh given access to the room
80 ~ lie with his xxyau,,,,,
taken ,a from him. She saw him . hnpl1
iess prisoner for life. That 1arrih5a
contract col which involved the dishnnn, ,o ~
the king was state secret. and th 10
man VINO had knowledge of it w Would rlId
I1ssac ne a,, Iofg a his knowledge De
quite possible that Monsieur d.. BIZ Vas
iieu might not open the drawer of his
bureau that night. or even on he =, n alr'
TOW. Sne glanced at the clock n
pointed to 20 minutes past 8.
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