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Love Eternal

CHAPTER VIII
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"Let us learn what it is," she went on, possessing herself of and opening the case.

"Oh! a ring, what a pretty ring, with two hearts.

For whom is the ring, Monsieur Godfrey?
Someone in England ?" Then Godfrey, overcome, told a lie.
"No, for myself," he said.
Juliette looked at him and exclaimed: "Then you should have told the jeweller to make it big enough.

Try and you will see." He turned red as a boiled lobster.

Mademoiselle stood opposite to him, shaking her pretty head, and murmuring: "_Quel mensonge! Quel bete mensonge!_" while Madame broke into a low and melodious laughter, and as she laughed, looked first at the ring and then at Juliette's shapely hand.
"Make not a mock of our young friend," said the Pasteur, suddenly lifting his glance, or rather his spectacles from a long contemplation of that noble pipe and becoming aware of what was passing.


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