How coolly and impudently Valorsay
confessed his atrocious crime!" A bold stroke is in contemplation
which, if no unfortunate and well-nigh impossible accident occur,
will throw the girl into my arms." Marguerite shuddered. "The
girl" referred to her, of course. "Thanks to the assistance of
one of my friends," added the letter "I can place this proud
damsel in a perilous, terribly perilous position, from which she
cannot possibly extricate herself unaided. But, just as she gives
herself up for lost, I shall interpose. I shall save her; and it
will be strange if gratitude does not work the necessary miracle
in my favor. The plan is certain to succeed. Still, it will be
all the better if the physician who attended M. de C---- in his
last moments, and whom you spoke to me about (Dr. Jodon, if I
remember rightly), will consent to lend us a helping hand. What
kind of a man is he? If he is accessible to the seductive
influence of a few thousand francs, I shall consider the business
as good as concluded. Your conduct up to the present time has
been a chef-d'oeuvre, for which you shall be amply compensated.
You have cause to know that I am not ungrateful. Let the F's
continue their intrigues, and even pretend to favor them. I am
not afraid of these people. I understand their game perfectly,
and know why they wish my little one to marry their son.
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