You owe me nothing but some trifle of 20,000 francs, which you have been saved out of your travelling expenses, so that there is not much of a score between us -but you must really permit me to congratulate you on the ease and unconcern with which you resigned yourself to your fate, and the perfect indifference you manifested as to the turn events might take.” “My very good friend and excellent neighbor,” replied the count, with a smile, “you really exaggerate my trifling exertions. “My dear count,” said Albert, advancing to meet him, “permit me to repeat the poor thanks I offered last night, and to assure you that the remembrance of all I owe to you will never be effaced from my memory believe me, as long as I live, I shall never cease to dwell with grateful recollection on the prompt and important service you rendered me and also to remember that to you I am indebted even for my life.” Franz, who seemed attracted by some invisible influence towards the count, in which terror was strangely mingled, felt an extreme reluctance to permit his friend to be exposed alone to the singular fascination that this mysterious personage seemed to exercise over him, and therefore made no objection to Albert’s request, but at once accompanied him to the desired spot, and, after a short delay, the count joined them in the salon. The first words that Albert uttered to his friend, on the following morning, contained a request that Franz would accompany him on a visit to the count true, the young man had warmly and energetically thanked the count on the previous evening but services such as he had rendered could never be too often acknowledged.

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