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With a bullet in his brain, the mysterious maid would become my property." Here an icy chill shook Vavel's frame. He read on: "That was my intention. But something on which I had not counted prevented me from carrying it out. You may believe that I was dumfounded for an instant; then I began to believe that my faith in this woman had been misplaced.
Colonel Oudet, the secret chief of the Philadelphians in the French army, heartily thanked Count Vavel for his offer of assistance to overthrow Napoleon; but he also gave the count to understand that, were Bonaparte defeated, the republic would be restored to France. In this case, what would become of Vavel's cherished plans? It was after midnight.
But the door of the wall-cupboard in which was hidden the steel casket stood wide open, and on the casket was a singular toy a miniature human figure turning a spinning-wheel. For an instant Count Vavel's heart ceased beating. Here was sufficient proof that the maid, together with the steel casket, might have been carried away during his absence.
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