Remain in the hotel to-morrow until you hear from some of us.

I may not promise too much, but I think--I believe--that we can save you." At that moment Louis' words meant little to me.

I was still under the spell of those few wonderful moments, still mad with the joy of having taken the vengeance for which every nerve in my body had craved.

It was not until afterwards that their practical import came home to me..