"Je les prendrai pour cent mille douze cent francs, et j'espere, my lor, de vous revoir." "Good," says the greffier; "I know them to be good, and I will give my lor the difference, and make out his release." Which was done.

The poar debtors gave a feeble cheer, as the great dubble iron gates swung open and clang to again, and Deuceace stept out and me after him, to breathe the fresh hair.
He had been in the place but six hours, and was now free again--free, and to be married to ten thousand a year nex day.

But, for all that, he lookt very faint and pale.

He HAD put down his great stake; and when he came out of Sainte Pelagie, he had but fifty pounds left in the world! Never mind--when onst the money's down, make your mind easy; and so Deuceace did.

He drove back to the Hotel Mirabew, where he ordered apartmince infinately more splendid than befor; and I pretty soon told Toinette, and the rest of the suvvants, how nobly he behayved, and how he valyoud four thousnd pound no more than ditch water.