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The Prison Register.

           Astothenotewhichaccompaniedthis,theEnglishmanunderstoodthatitmighthavebeenaddedbysomeinspectorwhohadtakenamomentaryinterestinDantes’situation,butwhohad,fromtheremarkswehavequoted,founditimpossibletogiveanyeffecttotheinteresthehadfelt.

           Aswehavesaid,theinspector,fromdiscretion,andthathemightnotdisturbtheAbbeFaria’spupilinhisresearches,hadseatedhimselfinacorner,andwasreadingLeDrapeauBlanc.HedidnotseetheEnglishmanfoldupandplaceinhispockettheaccusationwrittenbyDanglarsunderthearborofLaReserve,andwhichhadthepostmark,"Marseilles,27thFeb.,delivery6o’clock,P.M."Butitmustbesaidthatifhehadseenit,heattachedsolittleimportancetothisscrapofpaper,andsomuchimportancetohistwohundredthousandfrancs,thathewouldnothaveopposedwhatevertheEnglishmanmightdo,howeverirregularitmightbe.

           "Thanks,"saidthelatter,closingtheregisterwithaslam,"IhaveallIwant;nowitisformetoperformmypromise.Givemeasimpleassignmentofyourdebt;acknowledgethereinthereceiptofthecash,andIwillhandyouoverthemoney."Herose,gavehisseattoM.deBoville,whotookitwithoutceremony,andquicklydrewuptherequiredassignment,whiletheEnglishmancountedoutthebank-notesontheothersideofthedesk.

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