. St. Nicholas [serial] . eremembered that her rent was due, „ and that it was about time for herlandlords visit. She took out her pocket-bookand counted its contents. She had been ratherextravagant at the Bon Marche, to impress Madame Paichoux, and had spent far morethan she intended. She found that she lackeda few dollars of the amount due for rent. I must borrow it from the private bank,she said, jocosely, as she unlocked her the peculiar slyness of such people, shethought her hoard safer when not too securelyconcealed. Therefore she had folded up thewhole of her years savings,
. St. Nicholas [serial] . eremembered that her rent was due, „ and that it was about time for herlandlords visit. She took out her pocket-bookand counted its contents. She had been ratherextravagant at the Bon Marche, to impress Madame Paichoux, and had spent far morethan she intended. She found that she lackeda few dollars of the amount due for rent. I must borrow it from the private bank,she said, jocosely, as she unlocked her the peculiar slyness of such people, shethought her hoard safer when not too securelyconcealed. Therefore she had folded up thewhole of her years savings, with the amounttaken from Lady Janes mother, inside of a pairof partly worn gloves, which were thrown care-lessly among the other contents of the was true, she always kept her bureau locked,and the key well hidden, and, besides, she sel-dom left her house alone. But even if anyone should break it open, she thought, theywould neverdream of unrolling thoseold sheopened thebureau,seemevery STAGGERING TO THE BED, SHE SAT DOWN ON THE EDGE,AND READ THE LARGE CHARACTERS. Surely, I did nt leave my things in suchconfusion! she said, nervously clutching at thegloves, which were startlingly conspicuous. 48 LADY JANE. With beating heart and trembling hands, sheunrolled them, but instead of the roll of notes,only a slip of paper was found. The gloves dropped from her nervous hands,and staggering to the bed, she sat down on theedge, and read the large characters, which were [Nov. Chapter XXII. THE JEWEL-BOX. The next day after Rastes sudden departure,Madame Jozain sat in her doorway looking veryold and worn; her face was of a settled pallor,
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