Accept the lesson, and he by whom it is administered will forget the error." The paper dropped from my hands and fell upon the floor.

The impenetrable Brunet picked it up, and returned it to me.
"Brunet!" I ejaculated.
"Monsieur ?" said he, interrogatively, raising his hand to his forehead by force of habit, although his hat stood beside him on the floor.
There was not a shadow of meaning in his face--not a quiver to denote that he knew anything of what had passed.

To judge by the stolid indifference of his manner, one might have supposed that the delivery of caskets full of watches and valuables was an event of daily occurrence in the house of Dr.Cheron.His coolness silenced me.

I drew a long breath; hastened to put my watch in my pocket, and lock up my money in my room; and then went to the master of the hotel, and informed him of the recovery of my property.

He smiled and congratulated me; but he did not seem to be in the least surprised.