Sealed Lips — page 102: what you’re looking at

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94 SEALED LIPS. “You need not skate. Somebody was telling us yesterday of the greenhouses at the Jardin d’Ac- climation, that they were now one of Paris’ sights.” “A good idea,” said Godefroid. “Go and visit the oreenhouses—you will find some of your dear tropi- cal plants there.” “So be it,” said Partice, with a resigned air. “It will be a long walk.” “Not too long for you,” insisted the sick man. “The air there will do you more good than the city air.” ; “How afraid he is that I shall go to see Jenny!” thought the young manas he closed the door be- hind him. “What if I should go?” But he reflected that if he should go, upon his return falsehood after falsehood would accumulate, and that sooner or later Godefroid would be in- formed of his deceit. “Truly,” said he to himself, as he took the road to the Saint Lazare station, “liberty is only a name. lam twenty-eight years old, and supposed to enjoy all my rights, and here ] am, forced to go to seea greenhouse instead of talking an hour with the only person whose conversation would do me good.” Gomicbookstco