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One o’Clock in the Morning

           "Ifitwerenoticedgoinguptothebalcony,itwouldbeadifficultcircumstancetoexplain."

           "AndhowamItogetaway?"saidJulieninajestingtoneaffectingtheCreoleaccent.(OneofthechambermaidsofthehouseholdhadbeenborninSaint-Domingo.)

           "You?Whyyouwillleavebythedoor,"saidMathilde,delightedattheidea.

           "Ah!howworthythismanisofallmylove,"shethought.

           Julienhadjustletthecordfallintothegarden;Mathildegraspedhisarm.Hethoughthehadbeenseizedbyanenemyandturnedroundsharply,drawingadagger.Shehadthoughtthatshehadheardawindowopening.Theyremainedmotionlessandscarcelybreathed.Themoonlightlitupeverything.Thenoisewasnotrenewedandtherewasnomorecauseforanxiety.

           Thentheirembarrassmentbeganagain;itwasgreatonbothsides.Julienassuredhimselfthatthedoorwascompletelylocked;hethoughtoflookingunderthebed,buthedidnotdare;"theymighthavestationedoneortwolackeysthere."Finallyhefearedthathemightreproachhimselfinthefutureforthislackofprudence,anddidlook.Mathildehadfallenintoalltheanguishofthemostextremetimidity.Shewashorrifiedatherposition.

           "Whathaveyoudonewithmyletters?"shesaidatlast.

           "Whatagoodopportunitytoupsetthesegentlemen,iftheyareeavesdropping,andthusavoidingthebattle,"thoughtJulien.

           "ThefirstishidinabigProtestantBible,whichlastnight’sdiligenceistakingfarawayfromhere.

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