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           Noiraud,thatidealofficial,whomherememberedasbeingsofinelyalarmedbyM.Appert’spresence.

           Ajudgeappearedintheprison."Ioccasioneddeathbypremeditation,"saidJulientohim."Iboughtthepistolsandhadthemloadedatso-and-so’s,agunsmith.Article1342ofthepenalcodeisclear.Ideservedeath,andIexpectit."Astonishedatthiskindofanswer,thejudgestartedtomultiplyhisquestions,withaviewoftheaccusedcontradictinghimselfinhisanswers.

           "Don’tyousee,"saidJulientohimwithasmile,"thatIammakingmyselfoutasguiltyasyoucanpossiblydesire?Goaway,monsieur,youwillnotfailtocatchthequarryyouarepursuing.Youwillhavethepleasuretocondemnme.Sparemeyourpresence."

           "Ihaveanirksomedutytoperform,"thoughtJulien."ImustwritetomademoiselledelaMole:"

           "Ihaveavengedmyself,"hesaidtoher."Unfortunately,mynamewillappearinthepapers,andIshallnotbeabletoescapefromtheworldincognito.Ishalldieintwomonths’time.Myrevengewasghastly,likethepainofbeingseparatedfromyou.FromthismomentIforbidmyselftowriteorpronounceyourname.Neverspeakofmeeventomyson;silenceistheonlywayofhonouringme.Totheordinarycommonplaceman,Ishallrepresentacommonassassin.Allowmetheluxuryofthetruthatthissuprememoment;youwillforgetme.ThisgreatcatastropheofwhichIadviseyounottosayasinglewordtoasinglelivingperson,willexhaust,forseveralyearstocome,allthatromanticandundulyadventurouselementwhichIhavedetectedinyourcharacter.

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