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The Long Night

CHAPTER XIV
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Attend me to-morrow at nine, young man.

Do you hear?
Do you understand ?" "Yes." "Then have a care you are there, or the officers will fetch you.

And you," he continued, turning more graciously to Anne, "see, young woman, you keep counsel.

A still tongue buys friends, and is a service to the State.

With that--good-night." He looked from one to the other with a sour smile, nodded, and passed out.
He left Claude staring, and something bewildered in the middle of the room.


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