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Would she ever be able to choose ? Fortune had been kind to us thus far ; would she remain our friend ? She is a coquette ; but the heart of a coquette , if truly won , is the most steadfast of all . Twonette brought in the wine and honey ; Castleman soon returned and lighted the lamp , and we all sat talking before the small blaze in the fireplace , till the great clock in the middle of the room chimed the hour of ten . Then Yolanda ran from us with a hurried good night , and Max returned with me to the inn . * * * * * I can not describe the joy I took from the recurring thought that I was particeps criminis with the Princess of Burgundy in the commission of a crime . At times I wished the crime had been greater and its extenuation far less .