Volume II Part 62 (2/2)
”'Four?'
”'We leave haggling to usurers'
”'Then take everything from me and kill me!' I cried in despair
”'We do not wish to do that'
”'And suppose I die of hunger?'
”'Then we are not responsible for that'
”'Keep your wine and I will keep hed Vampa, and went away
”Two days later I asked for food A fine dinner was served I paid a er, and when I finally counted the contents of my portfolio, I found I had only fifty thousand francs left I considered what I should do with this sum, and fell asleep over my plans When I awoke, I was on the road to Rome
When I suddenly looked at myself in a ray Since that time I have always feared that I would never have sufficient to eat; and now you know the cause of my ravenous appetite”
”Yet I cannot understand why they should have wanted to torture you so
It e,” said Carny, ”I fear no one and every one esteems me; I--”
”One moment,” interrupted Caret frightened at the _soiree_ recently, when the servant announced the Vicoht you feared no one, baron?”
Larsagny stared at the young girl as if she had been a spectre Car I stood on the terrace and heard these words:
”'Monsieur de Larsagny, take care you do not learnon rily; ”have a care or--”
”I do not fear you,” said Care your punishment, if some suspicious circumstance should arise and--”
”Be silent, wretched creature!” cried Larsagny angrily, ”be silent, or--”
He grasped a knife and rushed upon Carmen The latter stared at him in such a way that he dropped the weapon and stammered:
”Carmen, you will drive me crazy!”
At this ht in a card which he handed to Larsagny
”The gentle in the parlor,” he said; ”will the baron receive hiny could throw a look at the card, Cariano,” she read aloud, and as the banker with tre voice said he would be down, she nodded to the servant to go away, and then iano has no doubt come to tell the baron his name Good luck to him!”