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 "I could find no rest either night or day.

"I thereupon made up my mind not to see Teleny again, nor to attend any of his concerts; but lovers' resolutions are like April showers, and at the last minute the slightest excuse was good enough to make me waver and change my decision.

"I was, moreover, curious and anxious to know if the Countess or anybody else would go to meet him again, and pass the night with him."

"Well, and were these visits repeated?"

"No, the Count returned unexpectedly; and then both he and the Countess started for Nice.

"A short time afterwards, however, as I was always on the watch, I saw Teleny leave the theatre with Briancourt.

"There was nothing strange in that. They walked arm-in-arm, and wended their way towards Teleny's lodgings.

"I lingered behind, following them step by step at some distance. I had been jealous of the Countess; I was ten times more so of Briancourt.