THE DEVIL'S POOL
"Poor girl, I wish Father Maurice were willing to give me a hundred crowns to make you a present of."
"Thank you kindly, Germain. What do you suppose people would say of me?"
"What do you wish them to say of you? They know very well that I am too old to marry you. They would never believe that I—that you—"
"Look, Germain, your child is waking up," said little Marie.
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