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Rh "Yes—yes," said Caderousse; "but you were right to be in a hurry, my boy."

"And why?"

"Because Mercédès is a very fine girl, and fine girls never lack lovers; she, particularly, has them by dozens."

"Really!" answered Edmond, with a smile which had in it traces of slight uneasiness.