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we might just as well have spared ourselves the trouble , for , after it was ready , neither of us could eat a bit for joy . When evening came Germain left me , promising to return the next day . `` Well , at five o'clock next morning , I got up and sat down to my work , for I was terribly behindhand with it . As eight o'clock struck some one knocked at the door ; who should it be but M. Rodolph ! Directly I saw him , I began to thank him from the bottom of my heart for all he had done for Germain and myself . He would not allow me to proceed . ` My kind neighbour , ' said he , ` I wish you to give this letter to Germain , who will soon be here .