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'Thank God! ' said the bishop, when he heard from Gabriel's lips that the criminal, who knew his secret, had promised to be silent, 'at last I can breathe freely; but what a price to pay for our safety -- what a price!'
'Do you mean my marriage to Bell? ' asked Gabriel, steadily.