18/24 I use them only because they are absolutely indispensable to me. They will aid me without injuring themselves." Lacheneur, this time, spoke the truth. His hearer felt it; still he pretended to doubt. He thought by retaining his own self-possession, and exciting the anger of this unfortunate man still more, he might, perhaps, discover his real intentions. So it was with an air of suspicion that he said: "How can one believe this assurance after the avowal you have just made ?" Lacheneur saw the snare; he regained his self-possession as if by magic. |