And he further decided to be faithful to his trust, since, as he prudently reflected-- "If he will be a real chentleman after all it shall not be well to be hard with him.

And if he will not be, nobody shall know." The Baron felt a trifle less hopeless now, yet so black did the prospect remain that he firmly believed he should never be able to raise his head again and meet the gaze of his fellow-men; not at least if he stayed in that room till the police arrived..