His mistress was false to him, he learnt it, and cast her off with just indignation.

The ten lines which I mentioned to you were written then." Noel searched a considerable time among the papers scattered upon the table, and at length selected a letter more faded and creased than the others.

Judging from the number of folds in the paper one could guess that it had been read and re-read many times.

The writing even was here and there partly obliterated.
"In this," said he in a bitter tone, "Madame Gerdy is no longer the adored Valerie: 'A friend, cruel as all true friends, has opened my eyes.

I doubted.