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courage to bring it out: how short some people make the road to a point

which, for others, seems unattainable!

"That may be my secret," rejoined Dr. John briefly, but with no, sort of

hauteur: he seemed quite to understand the Rosine or grisette character.

"Mais enfin," continued she, nothing abashed, "monsieur knew it was

thrown, since be came to seek it— how did he know?"

"I was attending a little patient in the college near," said he, "and saw it

dropped out of his chamber window, and so came to pick it up."

How simple the whole explanation! The note had alluded to a physician

as then examining "Gustave."

"Ah ça!" pursued Rosine; "il n'y a donc rien là-dessous: pas de mystère,

pas d'amourette, par exemple?"

"Pas plus que sur ma main," responded the doctor, showing his palm.

"Quel dommage!" responded the grisette: "et moi— à qui tout cela com-

mençait à donner des idées."