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Indeed, after a while Theodore and Carissimo became so inextricably mixed up in my mind that I could not have told you if I was seeking for the one or for the other and if Mme. la Comtesse de Nolé was now waiting to clasp her pet dog or my man-of-all-work to her exquisite bosom. She in the meanwhile had received a second, yet more peremptory, missive through the same channel as the previous one.
Less than a month ago M. le Comte paid three thousand francs for his recovery." "Monsieur le Comte?" I queried. "My husband, Sir," she replied, with an exquisite air of hauteur. "M. le Comte de Nolé de St. Pris." "Ah, then," I continued calmly, "I fear me that Monsieur de Nolé de St. Pris will have to pay again."
Germain, where the gratitude of Mme. de Nolé, together with five thousand francs, were even now awaiting me. After Madame the proprietress had identified Carissimo, I had once more carefully concealed him under my coat. I was ready to seize my opportunity, after which I would be free to deal with the matter of Theodore's amazing disappearance.
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