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A Magician

           WeldonhadbeenawitnessofAlvez’sanger,whenthelatterlearnedoftheprisoner’sdisappearance,shewouldhaveunderstoodthatthisdisappearancewasindeedmadeagainsthiswill.Butthen,ifCousinBenedicthadescapedvoluntarily,whyhadhenotletherintothesecretofhisescape?

           However,thesearchofAlvezandhisservants,whichwasmadewiththegreatestcare,ledtothediscoveryofthatmole-hill,whichputthefactoryindirectcommunicationwiththeneighboringforest.Thetradernolongerdoubtedthatthe"fly-hunter"hadfledbythatnarrowopening.Onemaythenjudgeofhisfury,whenhesaidtohimselfthatthisflightwoulddoubtlessbeputtoaccount,andwoulddiminishtheprizethattheaffairwouldbringhim.

           "Thatimbecileisnotworthmuch,"thoughthe,"nevertheless,Ishallbecompelledtopaydearforhim.Ah!ifItakehimagain!"

           Butnotwithstandingthesearchingsthatweremadeinside,andthoughthewoodswerebeatenoveralargeradius,itwasimpossibletofindanytraceofthefugitive.

           Mrs.Weldonmustresignherselftothelossofhercousin,andAlvezmournoverhisprisoner.Asitcouldnotbeadmittedthatthelatterhadestablishedcommunicationswiththeoutside,itappearedevidentthatchancealonehadmadehimdiscovertheexistenceofthemole-hill,andthathehadtakenflightwithoutthinkinganymoreofthoseheleftbehindthaniftheyhadneverexisted.

           Mrs.Weldonwasforcedtoallowthatitmustbeso,butshedidnotdreamofblamingthepoorman,soperfectlyunconsciousofhisactions.

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