In addition to the wealth she brought the deceased, his affection had led him to invest vast sums in her name.

The widow then is rich,--rich as the heir himself.

She is still fair.

Poor woman, she needs consolation! But, meanwhile, the nights of Olivier Dalibard are disturbed and broken.

His eye in the daytime is haggard and anxious; he is seldom seen on foot in the streets.