I did not know he was a lord, but I suspected it. So
much the more reason why he should not marry a nameless waif, a poor
girl with no father or mother and all hope lost of ever finding them. I
came back to America with Mdme. Archimbault, covering my tracks by cross
journeys and waits which he could not anticipate. We landed in Boston."
"I found your names in the Quincy House register," remarked Quincy.
"I don't think I could escape from you as easily as I did from him," she
said, the first faint sign of a smile showing itself upon her face. "I
went to my bankers in Boston and told them that I had been adopted by a
wealthy French lady named Archimbault. I informed them that we were
going to return to France at once. They made up my account, and I found
I was worth nearly one hundred and forty thousand dollars. I took my
fortune in New York drafts, explaining that madame wished to visit
relatives in New York, and that we should sail for France from that
port. I did this so my bankers could not disclose my whereabouts to any
one. We came here, but I could not remain idle.
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