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GERFAUT ASKS A FAVOR.
"The Baroness de Bergenheim!" exclaimed Marillac.

"Ah! I understand it all now, and you may dispense with the remainder of your story.

So this was the reason why, instead of visiting the banks of the Rhine as we agreed, you made me leave the route at Strasbourg under the pretext of walking through the picturesque sites of the Vosges.

It was unworthy of you to abuse my confidence as a friend.