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"The agony visible on his face struck a deep terror within me; then I thought how foolish we both were in giving each other such unnecessary pain, and I rushed out of the carriage after him.
"All at once a heavy country lout ran up against me, and clasped me in his arms.
"'Oh, !' I did not catch the name he said—'what an unexpected pleasure! How long have you been here?'
"'Let me go—let me go! You are mistaken!' I screamed out, but he held me fast.
"As I wrestled with the man, I heard the signal bell ring. With a strong jerk I pushed him away, and ran into the station. I reached the platform a few seconds too late, the train was in motion, Teleny had disappeared.
"Nothing was then left for me to do but to post a letter to this friend of mine, begging him to forgive me for having done what he had often forbidden me to do; that is, to have given an order to my attorney to collect all his outstanding accounts, and pay all those debts that had so long been weighing upon him. That letter, however, he never got.
