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The Secret Note

           Eachonewillspeakinhisturn,thoughnotnecessarilyinanorderlymanner,"addedthemarquisfallingbackintothatlight,subtlemannerwhichwassonaturaltohim."Whilewearetalking,youwillwriteouttwentypagesandwillcomebackherewithme,andwewillgetthosetwentypagesdowntofour,andthosearethefourpagesyouwillrecitetometo-morrowmorninginsteadofthefourpagesoftheQuotidienne.Youwillleaveimmediatelyafterwards.Youmustpostaboutlikeayoungmantravellingonpleasure.Youraimwillbetoavoidattractingattention.Youwillarriveatthehouseofagreatpersonage.Youwillthereneedmoreskill.Yourbusinesswillthenbetotakeinallhisentourage,foramonghissecretariesandhisservantsaresomepeoplewhohavesoldthemselvestoourenemies,andwhospyonourtravellingagentsinordertointerceptthem.

           "Youwillhaveaninsignificantletterofintroduction.AtthemomenthisExcellencylooksatyou,youwilltakeoutthiswatchofmine,whichIwilllendyouforthejourney.Wearitnow,itwillbesomuchdone;atanyrategivemeyours.

           "Thedukehimselfwillbegoodenoughtowriteatyourdictationthefourpagesyouhavelearntbyheart.

           "Havingdonethis,butnotearlier,mindyou,youcan,ifhisExcellencyquestionsyou,tellhimaboutthemeetingatwhichyouarenowgoingtobepresent.

           "YouwillbepreventedfromboringyourselfonthejourneybetweenParisandtheminister’sresidencebythethoughtthattherearepeoplewhowouldlikenothingbetterthantofireashotatM.theabbéSorel.

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