18/47 The lace of her cuff, in falling back, left her wrist exposed. "It is some time since----" She interrupted herself, a sudden idea occurring to her. This bracelet from which she never was parted--this bracelet that Count Larinski had given to her--this bracelet that he loved because it had belonged to his mother, and that the late Countess Larinski had worn as long as she lived--resembled none other; but Mlle. The three gold plates, the grotesque animals, the filigree network--nothing was wanting. |