Iwasconsciousthatitwasmyonlychance，andcandidlyrelatedthewholeaffair，andIendedbysayingthatIshouldnotsurvivemydisgrace。Heconsoledmebypromisingthatmydebtwouldbecancelledinthecourseoftheday，ifIwouldswearnevertoplayagainupontrust。Itookanoathtothateffect，andkissinghishand，Iwentoutforawalk，relievedfromagreatload。Ihadnodoubtthatmyexcellentfatherwouldgivemefivehundredsequinsduringtheday，andIenjoyedmyanticipationthehonourIwouldderive，intheopinionofthelovelycountess，bymyexactitudeandpromptdischargeofmydebt。Ifeltthatitgavenewstrengthtomyhopes，andthatfeelingpreventedmefromregrettingmyheavyloss，butgratefulforthegreatgenerosityofmybenefactorIwasfullydeterminedonkeepingmypromise。
Idinedwiththethreefriends，andthematterwasnotevenalludedto；but，aswewererisingfromthetable，aservantbroughtM。deBragadinaletterandaparcel。
Hereadtheletter，askedmetofollowhimintohisstudy，andthemomentwewerealone，hesaid；
\"Hereisaparcelforyou。\"
Iopenedit，andfoundsomefortysequins。Seeingmysurprise，M。