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what he was and what he had; the reply
was not doubtful. He hesitated so long,
that at the end of a month Claire and her
mother were forced to entertain misgivings
regarding him. I think they would have
still been patient for a fortnight longer,
but the paternal wisdom did not permit it.
If Claire was in love, if her lover had not
decided to make a formal declaration of
his intentions, the thing to do was, without
losing any time, to get the girl in a safe
place in Paris. Possibly then M. Fran9ois
Thomas would make up his mind to ask
her in marriage: he knew where to find
her.
One day when Francois went to take
the ladies out walking, the hotel-keeper
told him that they had left for Paris.
Their rooms were already occupied by an
English family. Such a rude blow falling
suddenly upon such a delicate head, destroyed his reason. He went out like an