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Presently he stretched his hand across the little space that divided him from his companion. "Gaston," he said, "I thank you. It does make a difference. It makes all the difference in the world." His thin, blue-veined hand fell upon Gaston's strong, brown one, which lay spread upon the chairarm. Gaston did not flinch under the touch. He did not seem to notice it.
The Governor sat with hands clinched upon his chairarm. The crowd breathed in gasps of excitement. The Comtesse Chantavoine looked at Philip, looked at Guida, and knew that here was the opening of the scroll she had not been able to unfold. Now she should understand that something which had made the old Duc de Bercy with his last breath say, Don't be afraid!
The Governor sat with hands clinched upon his chairarm. The crowd breathed in gasps of excitement. The Comtesse Chantavoine looked at Philip, looked at Guida, and knew that here was the opening of the scroll she had not been able to unfold. Now she should understand that something which had made the old Duc de Bercy with his last breath say, Don't be afraid!
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