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"But just now, a piece of news has reached me like a thunderbolt. I must set out and travel by a devious route, nearly a hundred miles, with all the speed I can possibly muster. My perplexities multiply."

"He looked particularly elegant and distinguished, with this drawback: His face was the deadliest pale I ever saw, except in death."

"'You have no mask to remove. You can offer me nothing in exchange.'
'My petition is to your pity, to remove it.'
'And mine to yours, to let it stay where it is,' she replied.
'Well, then, at least you will tell me whether you are French or German; you speak both languages so perfectly.'
'I don't think I shall tell you that, general: you intend a surprise and are meditating the particular point of attack.'"