She raised herself in bed, and, holding the crucifix attached to her rosary to my lips, she said: "'Swear by the image of our Saviour, that you will faithfully execute the last will of your dying godmother.' "I took the required oath, and an expression of satisfaction overspread her features.
"'That is well,' she said; 'I shall die content.

You will have a protector on high.

But this is not all.

In times like these in which we live, this gold will not be safe in your hands unless those about you are ignorant that you possess it.

I have been endeavoring to discover some way by which you could remove it from my room, and from the chateau, without the knowledge of anyone; and I have found a way.