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Chat Between Brother and Sister

           Heknowshow,asyoumusthaveobserved,toobeyanorderforyoudidnot,Iamsure,comefromPortsmouthhitherwithoutendeavoringtomakehimspeak.Whatdoyousayofhim?Couldastatueofmarblehavebeenmoreimpassiveandmoremute?Youhavealreadytriedthepowerofyourseductionsuponmanymen,andunfortunatelyyouhavealwayssucceeded;butIgiveyouleavetotrythemuponthisone.PARDIEU!ifyousucceedwithhim,Ipronounceyouthedemonhimself."

           Hewenttowardthedoorandopenedithastily.

           "CallMr.Felton,"saidhe."Waitaminutelonger,andIwillintroducehimtoyou."

           Therefollowedbetweenthesetwopersonagesastrangesilence,duringwhichthesoundofaslowandregularstepwasheardapproaching.Shortlyahumanformappearedintheshadeofthecorridor,andtheyounglieutenant,withwhomwearealreadyacquainted,stoppedatthethresholdtoreceivetheordersofthebaron.

           "Comein,mydearJohn,"saidLorddeWinter,"comein,andshutthedoor."

           Theyoungofficerentered.

           "Now,"saidthebaron,"lookatthiswoman.Sheisyoung;sheisbeautiful;shepossessesallearthlyseductions.Well,sheisamonster,who,attwenty-fiveyearsofage,hasbeenguiltyofasmanycrimesasyoucouldreadofinayearinthearchivesofourtribunals.Hervoiceprejudicesherhearersinherfavor;herbeautyservesasabaittohervictims;herbodyevenpayswhatshepromisesImustdoherthatjustice.Shewilltrytoseduceyou,perhapsshewilltrytokillyou.

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