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I suppose I had better not give her my mother's pearls until after the

cereoing to

the Rue de la Paix for clothes? I apprehend that there will be a

stubborn resistance to al I would wish to do

Hoill the Duchesse take it! Probably philosophically, once it is an

accoht erly, and its contents made me smile

The Duchesse wrote to remind me of a request I once made her, that if a

certain family were in trouble that I would assist them to any amount

Twenty-five thousand francs were now absolutely necessary on the moment,

if I could send theood deed!

For the third time that day I reached for my cheque-book and wrote a