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 against you, and the robbery you committed on Heli will prove the depravity of your mind.

The valet of Count Wolfran now lives with a friend of mine. The villains who robbed you of the diamonds which you plundered from your benefactor, they are now in custody, and soon will your story come before the public, as Heli has instituted a criminal process against you.

That name I have been so solicitous to save from the disgrace of giving birth to a wretch like you, can no longer be injured, for such a mother may be supposed to have given many fathers to her children, and any depositions from such infamous persons can only be treated with contempt. Officers take them to prison.

Fatima stood with a sullen intrepidity that both shocked and surprised them. The man changed colour, and was silent, not a syllable had he spoken; but when the officer led Dupree to the door, that cowardice gene-