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I have done�殖�       `Directly you get this�察�come to the wood behind the hotel。 

Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me。             I have thrown 

the SPY ��poor old Dibbs�。А�off the scent。M。' 

     ;I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall。           I cannoned into a young 

man who had just got out of a carriage and was standing in the veranda。 

With a hasty apology I dashed on。             Beyond doubt she loved me�             �And 

she was honest enough not to conceal it。           I hate mock modesty。         I longed 

to show her how truly I returned her love�察�and I rejoiced that there need be 

no tedious preliminaries。 

     Mary and I understood one another。            A kiss would be the seal of our 

loveand the most suitable beginning of our conversation。 

     ;In five minutes I was in the wood。           Just before I disappeared among 

its trees I heard someone calling `Monsieur�察�monsieur��'                It sounded like 

the  voice   of   the   head   waiter�察  �but   I   wouldn't   have   stopped   for   fifty   head 



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waiters。     I took the path Mary had indicated and ran along it at the top of 

my speed。       Suddenly�察�to my joy�察�I caught sight of the figure of a girl�察�she 

was   seated   on   a   mound   of   grass�察  �and�察  �though   her   face   was   from   me�察  �I 

made no doubt it was Mary。             She wore the most charming blue cloak ��it 

was a chilly morning�� which completely enveloped her。                   I determined not 

to   shilly´shally。    She   loved   meI   loved   her。     I   ran   forward�察  �plumped 

down on my knees behind her�察�took her head between my hands dodged 

round�察�and kissed her cheek。 

     ;`At last�察�my darling��' I cried in passionate tones。 

     ;By Jupiter�察�it was the other girl�察�though� �

     ;I sprang back in horror。        The girl looked at me for a moment。              Then 

she    blushed�察   �then    she  frowned�察    �thenwhy�察    �then    she   began    to  laugh 

consumedly。        I was amazed。 

     ;`;At   last�察─  �you   call   it��'   she   gasped。 `I   call   it   ;at   first;'�察  �and   she 

laughed   merrily   and   melodiously。        She   certainly   had   a   nice   laugh�察  �that 

girl。 

     ;Now�察�concerning what follows�察�I have�察�since then�察�entertained some 

doubts whether I behaved in all respects discreetly。                You will allow that 

the position was a  difficult one�察�but   it is�察�I admit�察 �very possible that   my 

wisest course would have been to make an apology and turn tail as quickly 

as   I  could。    Well�察    �I  didn't。   I   thought    that  I  owed     the  lady   a   full 

explanation。      Besides�察�I wanted a   full explanation myself。              Finally  ��oh�察�

yes�察�I see you fellows grinning and winking���察�Mary was not there�察�and this 

young     lady    rather   interested   me。    I   decided     that  I  would    have    five 

minutes' talk with her�察�then I would run back and find Mary。 

     ;`I   must    beg   a  thousand     pardons��'    I  began�察    �but   I  took   you   for 

somebody else。; 

     ;`Oh�察�of course��' said she�察�with a shrug�察 �it's always that。' 

     ;`You appear incredulous��' said I�察�rather offended。 

     ;`Well�察�and if I am��' said she。 

     ;My feelings were hurt。         I produced Mary's second note。 

     ;`If I can trust to your discretion�察�I'll prove what I say��' I remarked in a 

nettled tone。 



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     ;`I   shall   be   very   curious   to   hear   the   proof�察  �sir�察  �and   I   will   be   most 

discreet��' she said。       She   was pouting�察�but   her eyes danced。            Really�察  �she 

looked     very    prettyalthough�察     �of  course�察   �I  would     not   for  a   moment 

compare her with Lady Mary。 

     ;`A   lady��'   said   I�察   �was   so   kind   as   to   tell   me   to   seek   her   here   this 

morning。' 

     ;`Oh�察�as if I believed that��' 

     ;I was piqued。 

     ;`There's the proof��' I cried�察�flinging the note into her lap。 

     ;She took it up�察�glanced at it�察�and gave a little shriek。 

     ;`Where did you get this��' 

     ;`Why�察�from the head waiter。' 

     ;`Oh�察�the fool��' she cried。        `It's mine。' 

     ;`Yours�拭�nonsense�         �He gave me that and another last night。' 

     ;`Oh�察  �the   stupidity�     �They   were   forthey   were   not   for   you。     They 

were forsomeone who is to arrive。' 

     ;I pointed at the signature and gasped�察 �M。�             �Do you sign M。��' 

     ;`Yes�察�my name'smy name begins with M。                   Oh�察�if I'd only seen that 

waiter this morning�         �Oh�察�the idiot��' 

     ;Then I believe I swore。 

     ;`Madame��' said I�察 �I'm ruined�            �No harm is done to youI'm a man 

of    honorbut     I'm  ruined。     On     the  strength    of   your   wretched     notes�察�

madame�察�I've cut the girl I love best in the world cut her deaddead 

dead��' 

     ;`What�拭      �That   young     lady   in  the   Oh�察    �you   thought    they   were 

from   her�拭    �Oh�察  �I   see�拭  �Howhowoh�察  �how   very   amusing��'            And   the 

heartless little wretch went off into another peal of laughter。 

     ;`You     pretended     not   to  know     her�   �Oh�察   �dear�   �oh�察  �dear��'   and   her 

laughter   echoed   among the   trees   again。        `I   saw her   looking   at   you�察 �and 

you ate on like a pig�        �Oh�察�dear� �oh�察�dear��' 

     ;`Stop laughing��' said I savagely。 

     ;`Oh�察�I'm very sorry�察�but I can't。         What a scrape you've go into�            �Oh�察�

me��'     And   she   wiped   her   eyes   ��they   were   as   blue   as   her   cloak��   with   a 



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delicate bit of a handkerchief。 

     ;`You shan't laugh��' said I。       `Who were your notes for��' 

     ;`Somebody I expected。           He hasn't come。         The waiter took you for 

him�察�I suppose。       I never thought of his being so stupid。          Oh�察�what a brute 

she must have thought you��'          And she began to laugh again。 

     ;I had had enough of it。        I hate being laughed at。 

     ;`If you go on laughing��' said I�察 �I'll kiss you again。' 

     ;The threat was a failure�察�she did not appear at all alarmed。 

     ;`Not you��' she said�察�laughing worse than ever。 

     ;I should like you fellows to understand that my heart never wavered 

in its allegiance to Lady Marymy conscience is quite clear as to thatbut 

I had pledged my word。           I caught that tiresome girl round the waist and I 

kissed   her   onceI'm   sure   of   once�察  �anyhow。    She   gasped   and   struggled�察�

laughing   still。    Then�察  �with   a   sudden   change   of   voice�察  �she   cried�察   �Stop'�察�

stop��' 

     ;I let her go。     I looked round。       We had a gallery of spectators。           On 

one side stood the ugly´headed valet�察�on the other�察�in attitudes of horror�察�

Mary and Miss Dibbs� �

     ;`You've ruined us both now��' said the girl in blue。 

     ;I   rose   to   my   feet   and   was   about   to   explain�察  �when   the   ugly   fellow 

rushed at me�察�brandishing a cane。            I had quite enough to arrange without 

being bothered by him。          I caught the cane in my left hand�察�and with my 

right I knocked him down。 

     ;Then   I   walked   up   to   Lady   Mary。    I   took   no   heed   of   Miss   Dibbs' 

presence�察�it was too critical a moment to think of trifles。 

     ;`Lady  Mary��'   said   I�察   �appearances   are   so   much   against   me   that   you 

cannot possibly attach the slightest weight to them。' 

     ;`Sir��' said she�察 �I have no longer the honor of your acquaintance。                   I 

have only to thank you for having had the consideration not to recognize 

me when we met so unexpectedly in the dining room。                     Pray continue to 

show me the same favor。' 

     ;With   which   pleasant   little   speech   she   turned   on   her   heel。   It   was 

clear that she suspected me most unjustly。             I turned to the girl in blue�察�but 



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she was beforehand with me。 

     ;`Ah�察�I wish I'd never see you��' she cried�察 �you great�察�stupid creature� �

He    ��she   pointed    to  the  prostrate   figure   of  the  ugly   servant�А   �will  tell 

Frederic everything。' 

     ;`Come��' said I�察 �_I_ was only an accident�察�it would have been just as 

bad if' 

     ;As I spoke I heard a step behind me。            Turning round�察�I found myself 

face to face with the young man with whom I had come in collision as I 

rushed   through   the   hall。   He   gazed   at   the   servantat   meat   the   girl   in 

blue。 

     ;`Margaret��' he exclaimed�察 �what is the' 

     ;`Hush�察�hush��' she whispered�察�pointing again to the servant。 

     ;I stepped up to him�察�lifting my hat�此�

     ;`Sir��' said I�察 �kindly inform me if you are the gentleman who was to 

come from England。' 

     ;`Certainly I come from England��' he said。 

     ;`And you ought to have arrived on Wednesday��' 

     ;`Yes�察─�he answered。 

     ;`Then��' said I�察 �all I have to say to you�察�sir�察�isthat I wish to the devil 

you'd keep your appointments。'           And I left them。 

     ;That's why I'm not married�察�boys。           Where's my glass�拭─�

     ;It   is   a   very   curious   story�察─  �observed   the   colonel。 ;And   who   were 

they  allthe   girl   in   blueand   the  young   manand   the  ugly  servantand 

Frederic�拭─�

     ;Colonel�察─�said   Jack�察  �with   an   air  of   deepest   mystery�察   �you   would   be 

astounded to hear。; 

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