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He blushed , and I made much of him as a reward for the shame he felt in deceiving me . I pretended to notice nothing , and he may well have thought the incident was over . May 25th . The next morning I was in my riding-habit by six o'clock , and by seven landed at Verdier 's , where several whips of the same pattern were shown to me . One of the men serving recognized mine when I pointed it out to him . `` We sold that yesterday to a young gentleman , '' he said . And from the description I gave him of my traitor Gaston , not a doubt was left of his identity .