Madame Midas eBook  at all.  If he could only stop Kitty’s mouth
in some way—­persuasion was thrown away on her.  If he could
with safety get rid of her he would.  Ah! that was an idea.  He
had some of this poison—­if he could only manage to give it to
her, and thus remove her from his path.  There would be no risk
of discovery, as the poison left no traces behind, and if it
came to the worst, it would appear she had committed suicide,
for poison similar to what she had used would be found in her
possession.  It was a pity to kill her, so young and pretty, and
yet his safety demanded it; for if she told Madame Midas all, it
might lead to further inquiries, and M. Vandeloup well knew his
past life would not bear looking into.  Another thing, she had
threatened him about some secret she held—­he did not know what
it was, and yet almost guessed; if that was the secret she must
be got rid of, for it would imperil not only his liberty, but
his life.  Well, if he had to get rid of her, the sooner he did
so the bett