If he is dead, it should be burned, I think.

But if he is really alive, after all, you have no right to burn it, and sooner or later she must have it and know the truth, with as little danger to her health and peace of mind as possible.' 'You are right, Monseigneur,' answered Madame Bernard.

'What you say is full of wisdom.

I have three lessons to give this morning, and as soon as I am free I will go myself to the house of a superior officer whose daughter I used to teach, and he will find out the truth by the telephone in a few minutes.' 'I think that is the best course,' said the churchman.
So they parted, for he was going to Saint Peter's, and she turned in the direction of the nearest tramway, hastening to her pupils.

And meanwhile the inevitable advanced on its unchanging course.
For Giovanni Severi was alive and well, and was on his way to Rome..