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Fiercely Henriette struggled , twice lifting the cloth from her face , and fiercely Louise sought to twine herself around the body of her lovely guide and protector . But the big man again had thrown the blind girl off , and the fellows , having tied the black cloth , lifted Henriette between them and carried her into a waiting fiacre . `` We 've got her safe now , La Fleur , '' said the kidnappers . `` Drive your hardest to Bel-Air , the Marquis 's fete begins at nine o'clock ! '' said the villain addressed , who was none other than the famous nobleman 's pander ... . What cared the Marquis and La Fleur about the blind one 's misfortunes . As La Fleur had said : `` Never fear -- blindness is ever a good stock in trade .