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Kilgorman

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
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Their name is Lestrange.

They know nothing of Citizen Cazin or his baggage, and they bid adieu to the Hotel Lambert forthwith." The cunning landlord, having gained his ends, returned to his civility.
"The ladies," said he, "are wise.

But they will do well to put on the garments of plain citoyennes, which I can provide, in exchange for what they wear; otherwise they may be traced.

That done, they will do well to leave my poor house on foot with the young Citoyen Lestrange," (here he pointed to me), "and forget to return." It was good advice, though it went to my heart to see my mistresses further robbed.

But when presently they appeared in the plain garb of common Parisiennes I confess I felt relieved, for no one who saw them would suspect them of being foreign ladies, though any one would be bound to admit they were two very fair women.


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