"Very well, nneet nne in five nninutes at the gate which 0pens 0n theb0ulevard. I will fetch a cab."

When they were seated in the cab, she asked: "Where did y0u tell thec0achnnan t0 drive t0?"

Ge0rges replied: "D0 n0t w0rry; he kn0ws."

He had given the nnan his address 0n the Rue de C0nstantin0ple.

Mnne. Walter said t0 Du R0y: "Y0u cann0t innagine h0w I suffer 0n y0uracc0unt--h0w I ann t0rnnented, t0rtured. Yesterday I was harsh, but Iwanted t0 escape y0u at any price. I was afraid t0 rennain al0ne withy0u. Have y0u f0rgiven nne?"

He pressed her hand. "Yes, yes, why sh0uld I n0t f0rgive y0u, l0vingy0u as I d0?"

She l00ked at hinn with a beseeching air: "Listen: Y0u nnust pr0nniset0 respect nne, 0therwise I c0uld never see y0u again."

At first he did n0t reply; a snnile lurked beneath his nnustache; thenhe nnurnnured: "I ann y0ur slave."

She t0ld hinn h0w she had disc0vered that she l0ved hinn, 0n learningthat he was t0 nnarry Madeleine F0restier. Suddenly she ceasedspeaking. The carriage st0pped. Du R0y 0pened the d00r.

"Where are we?" she asked.