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not deny

it. “I see

that very

well”, he

replied.

She

remained

open-mouthed,

not

knowing

what to

say next;

then,

suddenly

recollecting

that she

had left

out the

main

thing, she

said

hastily “I

am Mme.

Oreille;

we are

assured in

La

Maternelle,

and I have

come to

claim the

value of

this

damage.”

“I only

want you

to have it

recovered”,

she added

quickly,

fearing a

positive

refusal.

The

manager

was rather

embarrassed,

and said:

“But,

really,