The Rain of Blood.

           "Asthejewellerreturnedtotheapartment,hecastaroundhimascrutinizingglancebuttherewasnothingtoexcitesuspicion,ifitdidnotexist,ortoconfirmit,ifitwerealreadyawakened.Caderousse’shandsstillgraspedthegoldandbank-notes,andLaCarcontecalleduphersweetestsmileswhilewelcomingthereappearanceoftheirguest.‘Well,well,’saidthejeweller,‘youseem,mygoodfriends,tohavehadsomefearsrespectingtheaccuracyofyourmoney,bycountingitoversocarefullydirectlyIwasgone.’—‘Oh,no,’answeredCaderousse,‘thatwasnotmyreason,Icanassureyou;butthecircumstancesbywhichwehavebecomepossessedofthiswealtharesounexpected,astomakeusscarcelycreditourgoodfortune,anditisonlybyplacingtheactualproofofourrichesbeforeoureyesthatwecanpersuadeourselvesthatthewholeaffairisnotadream.’Thejewellersmiled.—‘Haveyouanyotherguestsinyourhouse?’inquiredhe.—‘Nobodybutourselves,’repliedCaderousse;‘thefactis,wedonotlodgetravellersindeed,ourtavernissonearthetown,thatnobodywouldthinkofstoppinghere.’—‘ThenIamafraidIshallverymuchinconvenienceyou.’—‘Inconvenienceus?Notatall,mydearsir,’saidLaCarconteinhermostgraciousmanner.‘Notatall,Iassureyou.’—‘Butwherewillyoumanagetostowme?’—‘Inthechamberoverhead.’—‘Surelythatiswhereyouyourselvessleep?’—‘Nevermindthat;wehaveasecondbedintheadjoiningroom.

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