"I never will believe it.

But let us suppose even that.

He will then call Madame Gerdy." "Oh, I will answer for her!" cried the count, "her interests are the same as ours.

If necessary, I will see her.

Yes," he added with an effort, "I will call on her, I will speak to her; and I will guarantee that she will not betray us." "And Claudine," continued the young man; "will she be silent, too ?" "For money, yes; and I will give her whatever she asks." "And you would trust, father, to a paid silence, as if one could ever be sure of a purchased conscience?
What is sold to you may be sold to another.