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Madame Mildau instantly took in all the disadvantages of her situation, and, overwhelmed by the imprudence of her conduct, exclaimed in a tone in which dignity and terror struggled for mastery, "Sir, what audacity!" MADAME MILDOU INSTANTLY TOOK IN ALL THE DISADVANTAGES OF HER SITUATION AND OVERWHELMED BY THE IMPRUDENCE OF HER CONDUCT EXCLAIMED IN A TONE IN WHICH DIGNITY AND TERROR STRUGGLED FOR MASTERY SIR WHAT AUDACITY
hat she had been to these balls. And supposing he thus got to know of her deceit, what then? This idea--the idea of being found out--with all its consequences, rose before her. Her exhausted imagination could find nothing to oppose it, nothing to relieve the feeling of depression which took possession of her, and she almost felt remorse when she threw herself into her carriage. It was a very dark night, cold and windy, and she was only too thankful to nestle close into the soft cushions at her back, and bury her face in the warm fur of her costly wrap. For some minutes she remained absorbed in thought; but it was not long before the monotonous rumble, rumble of the carriage produced a sensation of drowsiness, from which she was rudely awakened by the sound of a cough. Glancing in the direction from whence it came, to her utmost dismay and astonishment she saw, seated in the opposite corner of the vehicle, a young man of good, if somewhat peculiar appearance, and extremely well dressed. RSATION BEFORE HER HUSBAND THAT SHE HAD BEEN TO THESE BALLS AND SUPPOSING HE THUS GOT TO KNOW OF HER DECEIT WHAT THEN THIS IDEA THE IDEA OF BEING FOUND OUT WITH ALL ITS CONSEQUENCES ROSE BEFORE HER HER EXHAUSTED IMAGINATION COULD FIND NOTHING TO OPPOSE IT NOTHING TO RELIEVE THE FEELING OF DEPRESSION WHICH TOOK POSSESSION OF HER AND SHE ALMOST FELT REMORSE WHEN SHE THREW HERSELF INTO HER CARRIAGE IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT COLD AND WINDY AND SHE WAS ONLY TOO THANKFUL TO NESTLE CLOSE INTO THE SOFT CUSHIONS AT HER BACK AND BURY HER FACE IN THE WARM FUR OF HER COSTLY WRAP FOR SOME MINUTES SHE REMAINED ABSORBED IN THOUGHT BUT IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE THE MONOTONOUS RUMBLE RUMBLE OF THE CARRIAGE PRODUCED A SENSATION OF DROWSINESS FROM WHICH SHE WAS RUDELY AWAKENED BY THE SOUND OF A COUGH GLANCING THE DIRECTION FROM WHENCE IT CAME TO HER UTMOST DISMAY AND ASTONISHMENT SHE SAW SEATED IN THE OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE VEHICLE A YOUNG MAN OF GOOD A SOMEWHAT PECULIAR APPEARANCE AND EXTREMELY WELL DRESSED
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