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 Phantom. "To be redeemed from the flames."

Old man. "By what means?"

Phantom. "By the sale of this house."

Old man. "For what reason?"

Phantom. "Because I have got it by fraudulent means."

Old man. "How can the sale of this house expiate thy crime?"

Phantom. "It can, because my children will be saved."

The Necromancer was silent and the phantom disappeared.

A violent gust of wind rushed again in our faces, the smoke evaporated, and the torches began to burn. Lieutenant N with his