"I will go to prison," he thought, "I can give a false name; no one will know me.

There will be no fuss, no stir, nothing known, and she, my queen, will be saved." Of course there was no common sense in such a proceeding, nothing but enthusiasm and romance.

He certainly had not calculated upon the fact being known.

He had really believed the false name would shield him.

He found means through a heavy bribe to send one word to Lady Amelie; it was merely the word, "Destroyed .-- B.C." But it gave the queen of coquettes a sense of security she had not enjoyed for long.