Volume II Part 65 (1/2)
”On the contrary I alad I came I will take your place and you can sleep a little”
”Not for the world,” cried Mamma Caraman ”I am not tired at all”
”That is very funny; for three days you haven't closed an eye,” said the vicomte ”Lie down for an hour, Mamma Caraman I promise to call you as soon as the invalid stirs”
Mamma Caraman thereupon laid herself upon a sofa, and the next irl opened her eyes and looked about her
”Where am I?” she murmured
”WithJane's hand to his lips he added, ”Ah, Jane, why did you wish to die? Did you not know that your soul would take irl listened as if in a drea eyes
”Jane, before I saw you I hadn't lived,” continued Spero, ”but now I know that life is worth living for, and I thank God that he allowed me to find you”
A smile of pleasure flitted across Jane's lips She did not speak, but Spero felt a warm pressure of the hand, and enthusiastically cried:
”Jane, I love you--love you dearly; Jane, , tell me only once that you love me!”
Jane looked silently at hi:
”Yes, Spero, I love you”
”Thanks, , for that word, and noill leave you
Good-night, Jane--my Jane--oh, how I love you!”
The vicomte left the room and Jane closed her tired eyes
Suddenly the heavy drapery which covered the door leading to the corridor was thrown aside, a azed at the tomen
Thethe contents on a piece of white cloth, he held it to Jane's lips Jane breathed fainter and fainter--then her breathing ceased--her arms sank by her side--her cheeks becaes without the slightest sign of anxiety Bending down he wrapped her tightly in the silk cover and carried her out of the roohtly and Spero was drea
The reader will remely co, as he found means everywhere to rescue some one
Fanfaro's presence in Paris is soon explained His wife and his two children could not stand the Algerian cliged him to keep an eye on Spero Since the count's departure not a day had passed but that either Fanfaro or his faithful Bobi+chel watched everyin the Champs-Elysees, the forne Bobi+chel then went home
It was three o'clock when he silently opened the street door To his surprise Fanfaro met him as he entered, and told hiht he would take a walk Bobi+chel immediately declared that he would accompany him It was in this way that they had rescued Anselmo and the old woman Fanfaro very soon found out that the old lady was crazy Fanfaro believed that there was some connection between the two persons he had saved froht so too
The crazy woman so out of the bed, and hiding behind the door silently whined:
”Spare me--I am your mother!”