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Because my disreputable cousin planned the abduction , without consulting me , and -- '' `` Oh , come , Di ; that 's a little too -- '' `` Because the girl has been carried to the Von Taer house -- _ my _ house -- in East Orange ; because my own servant is at this moment her jailor , and -- '' `` How should they know all this ? '' interrupted Mershone , impatiently . `` And how do you happen to know it yourself , Diana ? '' `` Madame Cerise called me up at five o'clock , just after Louise 's uncle had been here for the second time , with a crew of officers . Cerise is in an ugly mood . She said a young girl had been brought to her a prisoner , and Mr. Mershone 's orders were to keep her safely until he came . She is greatly provoked at our using her in this way , but promised to follow instructions if I accepted all responsibility . ''