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`` Go on . '' `` Dr. Baleinier , also warned by the Princess de Saint-Dizier , continues to have Mdlle . de Cardoville very closely watched . At a quarter to nine the door of the building in which she is lodged was locked and bolted . '' `` That is still another cause the less for uneasiness . '' `` As for M. Hardy , '' resumed Rodin `` I have received this morning , from Toulouse , a letter from his intimate friend , M. de Bressac , who has been of such service to us in keeping the manufacturer away for some days longer . This letter contains a note , addressed by M. Hardy to a confidential person , which M. de Bressac has thought fit to intercept , and send to us as another proof of the success of the steps he has taken , and for which he hopes we shall give him credit -- as to serve us , he adds , he betrays his friend in the most shameful manner , and acts a part in an odious comedy .