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Posted: Sat 14:47, 12 Feb 2011 Post subject: she murmurednaively.
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edin a choking voice:
CHAPTER I.5
Suzanne... the box... the box of envelopes?
What box?
The one I bought at the Louvre... one Saturday... it was at the end of that table.
Don't you rememberfatherwe put all those things away together.
When?
The evening... you know... the same evening...
But where?... Tell mequick [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]! ... Where?
Where? Whyin the writing-desk.
In the writing-desk that was stolen?
Yes.
Ohmon Dieu [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!... In the stolen desk!
He uttered the last sentence in a low voicein a sort of stupor. Then he seized her handand in a still lower
voicehe said:
It contained a millionmy child.
Ah! fatherwhy didn't you tell me!
she murmurednaively.
A million!
he repeated. "It contained the ticket that drew the grand prize in the Press Lottery."
The colossal proportions of the disaster overwhelmed themand for a long time they maintained a silence that
they feared to break. At lastSuzanne said:
Butfatherthey will pay you just the same.
How? On what proof?
Must you have proof?"
Of course.
And you haven't any?
It was in the box.
In the box that has disappeared.
Yes; and now the thief will get the money.
Oh [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]! that would be terriblefather. You must prevent it.
CHAPTER yilai:
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