Volume III Part 30 (1/2)
”Yes, but I only went in and caain”
”Then I ait till the coast is clear”
”For goodness' sake, sir, do not wait!”
”Ah, you rascal! I see what is going on Well I will say nothing about it, but I must see her”
”She won't come out, for she heard your steps and shut herself in”
”She knows ht, get along with you! I won't say anything about it”
He went down, and the idea iht be useful to h a chink I saw Madelaine, Mdlle X C V's maid I reassured her, and promised to keep the secret, whereon she opened the door, and after I had given her a louis, fled in some confusion Soon after, I ca for ive hiive you one all to yourself,” said I, ”if you will tell h He told ht with her in the garret, but that for three days they had been deprived of their pleasures, as madam had locked the door and taken away the key I h the keyhole I saw that there was plenty of rooave the scullion a Louis, and went away to ripen my plans
It seemed to me that there was no reason why the arret as well as the ot a picklock and several skeleton keys, I put in a tin box several doses of the aroph-that is, soh, and the next ne,” and immediately tried my picklock I could have done without it, as the first skeleton key I tried opened the wornout lock
Proud of my idea, I went down to see Mdlle X C V, and in a feords told her the plan
”But,” said she, ”I should have to go through Madelaine's rooarret”
”In that case, dearest, we irl over”
”Tell her my secret?”
”Just so”
”Oh, I couldn't!”
”I will see to it; the golden key opens all doors”
The girl consented to all I asked her, but the scullion troubled ht, however, that I irl of wit, to look after hiirl that I wanted to discuss some important matters with her, and I told her to ustinian Church She came at the appointed time and I explained to her the whole plan in all its details She soon understoodme that she would take care to put her own bed in the new kind of boudoir, she added that, to be quite safe, we must make sure of the scullion
”He is a sharp lad,” said Madelaine, ”and I think I can answer for hiave her the key and six louis, bidding her inforarret ready to receive us She went away quite merry A maid who is in love is never so happy as when she canthe scullion called onI told him was to take care not to betray himself to my servants, and never to come and see me except in a case of necessity He promised discretion, and assured arret and told ave him a present of six louis, which hadI only saw Mdlle X C V for a moment to warn her that I should be at the appointed place at ten that evening I went there early without being seen by anybody I was in a cloak, and carried in my pocket the aroph, flint and steel, and a candle I found a good bed, pillows, and a thick coverlet--a very useful provision, as the nights were cold, and we should require some sleep in the intervals of the operation
At eleven a slight noise n I went out, and foundfor her, and reassured her by a tender kiss I brought her in, barricaded the door, and took care to cover up the keyhole to baffle the curious, and, if the worse happened, to avoid a surprise
Onthe candle she seeht discover us if anybody came up to the fourth floor
”That's not likely,” I said; ”and besides, we can't do without it, for how aood,” she replied, ”we can put it out afterwards”