She took it from her arm and handed it to M.Langis, saying to him: "There is, it seems, something written on the interior of one of these plates; but you must know the secret to be able to open it.

Can you guess secrets ?" He carefully examined the bracelet.

"Two of these plates," said he, "are solid, and of heavy gold; the third is hollow, and might serve as a case.

I see a little hinge that is almost invisible; but I seek in vain for the secret--I cannot find it." "Is the hinge strong ?" "Not very, and the lid easily could be forced open." "That is what I want you to do," she rejoined.
"What are you thinking of?
I would not spoil a trinket that you value." She replied: "I have made the acquaintance of a Russian princess who has a mania for physiology and dissection.

I have caught the disease, and I want to begin to dissect.