Volume II Part 54 (1/2)
”Who will guarantee me that he will keep silent? Oh, he was always a wretch--to-o to England and fro to the , listened Everything was quiet and Anselmo noticed that a rain shed connected the count's house with that of Madame Vollard Benedetto's visit was probably undiscovered, and a great deal depended on that
”I ake Jane,” said Anselmo after a short pause, ”I will tell her an excuse, and since she believes in me, she will be ready at once to follow er and must leave France”
Anselmo carefully opened the door and listened All was still in the house, and, going on tiptoe, he glided up to the next story and into Jane's roo a cry he rushed out of the room and down the stairs, and, a prey to despair, hurried out into the dark night
CHAPTER xxxIV
A SHOT
In deep silence Gontra the Champs-Elysees, which at this ti in day-drea air to affect theth, after the two young o directly to the point”
Spero looked up in aht, he believed his friend had spoken to him, and so he said confusedly:
”Excuseelse and didn't catch youraloud,” replied the painter, laughing, ”but it is best if I talk the matter over with you I will sooner reach a decision”
”I do not understand,” stammered Spero
”I believe you; but do you know that we are both in the same boat?”
”How so?”
”Oh, I do not wish to pry into your secrets, but hope that you will listen quietly to ive me your opinion”
”A confession? Have you any debts? You know very well--”
”That your purse is open to me I know, but I want to make a loan with your heart”
”Speak quickly; what is the matter?”
”It is about the solution of a probleht many a man to the brink of despair”
”Gontram!”
”Yes, look atchapters in Rabelais's 'Pantagruel' is devoted to the theme”
Spero was not in the humor for any literary discussion, and so he firmly said:
”If Rabelais handled this theme, he did it undoubtedly in a more worthy way than I could possibly have done”