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The Purchase Price

CHAPTER III
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He must not harm her name.

Best then, to disarm suspicion by playing the game wholly in the open.

The midday meal now being announced by loud proclamation of the boat's gong, he turned, and soon rapped at the door of room nineteen.
Jeanne, the tearful but faithful maid who shared her mistress' fortunes, by this time had done what she could to mend her lady's appearance.

The traces of travel had been quite removed, by virtue of the contents of such valises as they had with them.

Good health and youth, as well as good courage, fought for Josephine St.Auban, as well as good sense and a philosophy of travel learned by experiences in other lands.


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