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She still knelt, and held the hand, but turned her face, full of pained resentment, upon the speaker behind her. He was calm. "Our friend; yes, this man here. You did not know that I was his secret confidential adviser? Well, that was all right; I told him to tell no one. But now I must carry out his instructions. Madame Brouillard, this man wished to leave you every cent he had in the world."
For in the midst sat the stranger who had been at the funeral, while on his right sat two, and on his left two, men, the terror of whose presence we shall understand in a moment. "Mr. We have had a long talk with Madame Brouillard; but for myself, I already know his wish that she should have whatever he might leave.
But one thing you did not know; that this intention of his was the result of my earnest advice. Stop! Madame Brouillard if you please we have no time for amazement or questions now; and less than none for expressions of gratitude. Listen to me. You know he was always afraid he would die some day suddenly? Yes, of course; everybody knew that.
She reddened and flashed: "My God! you have not, yourself, already?" "I could not wait, Madame Brouillard. We must run up now, and do for him whatever cannot be put off; and then you must let me come back, leaving my hat and shoes and coat up there, and you understand?" Yes; the whole thing was heartless and horrible, but she understood. They went up.
Out of many a danger of their own making had he safely drawn them, all unseen by, though not unknown to, the legitimate guild of judges, lawyers, and notaries out of whose professional garbage barrel he enjoyed a sort of stray dog's privilege of feeding. His meetings with Attalie Brouillard were almost always on the street and by accident.
Be assured you shall get your fifteen hundred, and Attalie shall have the rest, which as Attalie tells me she has well known for years will be about thirty thousand dollars. Gentlemen, our dinner at the lake will be waiting. Good-day, Mr. Ducour. Good-day, Madame Brouillard. Have no fear. Mr. Ducour is going to render you full justice, without unnecessary delay, in solid cash." And he did.
"And now, Madame Brouillard, to do this thing in the very best way I ought to say to you at once that our dear friend did he ever tell you what he was worth?" The speaker leaned against the door-post and seemed to concern himself languidly with his black-rimmed finger-nails, while in fact he was watching Attalie from head to foot with all his senses and wits.
"O Michié Ducour!" the trembling woman whispered, "those three witnesses will never do. I am in debt to every one of them!" "Madame Brouillard, the one you owe the most to will be the best witness. Well? What next?" "O my dear friend! what is this going to cost? in money, I mean. I am so afraid of lawyers' accounts!
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