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`` You will not be convinced , '' said Arthur rudely , `` but you can be muzzled . I say again : keep away from Washington , and keep your hands off my enterprise . You have some idea of what happens to men like you for interfering . If I meet you in Washington , or find any trace of your meddling in the matter , here is what I shall do ; this whole scandal of the escaped nun shall be reopened , this confession shall be printed , and the story of Louis ' adventure , from that notable afternoon at four o'clock until his return , word for word , with portraits of his interesting family , of Sister Claire , all the details , will be given to the journals . Do you understand ? Meanwhile , study this problem in psychology : how long will John Everard be able to endure life after I tell the Irish how he helped to enthrone their bitterest enemy ? '' He did not wait for an answer , but left the baffled man to wrestle with the situation , which must have worsted him , for his hand did not appear in the game at Washington .