Part 7 (1/2)
”Be still!” she commanded sharply ”You were not paid to be impertinent, captain I have only one more request to ”
He shrugged his shoulders, and glanced at h definitely to assure hi
”I do not think that Mademoiselle will leave the house at that date,” he said, with a second bow
”And what does the captain mean by that?” she asked quickly
”Simply that the house is already watched,” said my father, ”watched, Madeovernment Do not start, Madeht, I think”
For the first ti self-confidence left her She turned pale, even to her red lips, stretched out a hand blindly, and grasped the table
”And the paper?” she whispered ”You have destroyed it?”
My father shook his head
”Then,” gasped Madeive it to me now! At once, captain, if you please!”
”Madeer trusts me?” asked my father, in tones of pained surprise ”Surely not that!”
”Exactly that!” she flung back at hireed ”I have read the paper I have been teue!” she cried ”You mean--”
”I mean,” he interrupted calmly, ”that I have been tempted and have fallen The docunatures of the gentlemen who had been so deluded as to believe they could restore a king to France! Figure for yourself, old mine, more profitable than my Chinese trade can hope to be! Surely you realize that?”
”So you have turned frorow, father!”
”They are ,” my father said
”And you h to use those na back on your word either to destroy that list or to place it in proper hands? You uillotine? Surely not, entleallantly as you--No, captain, I cannot believe it!”
”Mademoiselle,” he said blandly, ”still has much to learn of the world
Take entle
Otherwise, pray believe I am quite unspeakable, quite Do you not see that even raceful courtesy
”Forhas ever re, and that,else seems to tarnish, but still in to understand each other Strange you should not realize it sooner I cannot understand what actuated so n such a ridiculous document That they have done so is their fault, notby theby this one Solad to pay a pretty price for it”
He stopped and shrugged his shoulders, and she stood before him helpless, her hand raised toward hilanced away
”You couldn't! Oh, you couldn't!” she began ”For God's sake, Monsieur, think what you are doing I--we all trusted you, depended on your help
We thought you ith us We---”