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She did not show at Bellegarde when the French Customs' examination took place, nor yet at Culoz, and I believed she was now committed to the journey northward. But as I was dozing in my place and the train slowed on entering Amberieu, the guard whom I had suborned came to me with a hurried call. "Monsieur, monsieur, you must be quick. Madame has descended and is just leaving the station.
How long does my lord mean to stay here? Have you any idea?" "They all go on by the early train to Culoz or farther. A pressing telegram has come from their man at Amberieu." "Ah! Indeed. Then you may say that I am also going by that early train. They're not going to shake me off very easily. Tell them that, and that if they want the lady they'd better look for her. She isn't here."
Find her, exchange burthens, send her to the train for Aix-les-Bains. It will be waiting there. You hurry back to this coupé, lie low, and, if all goes well, you will be travelling on toward Amberieu before the enemy has the least notion what has occurred." "But one word, please. What will the enemy have been doing at Culoz? Say they catch sight of Henriette as soon as we do?"
"She only came because I'd tracked her to Amberieu, and thought to give me the slip," said Tiler. "May be. But it don't seem to fit. Anyway, we've got to find her once more. It ought not to be difficult. She's not the sort to hide herself easily, with all her belongings, the nurse and the baby and all the rest. But hold on, my lord is speaking."
One of your own party, wasn't he?" "To be sure, Tiler; he's on the job, too, came out when I did from London. But he's gone, left us half an hour ago." "For good and all? Sacked, dropped out, or what?" "Gone to follow up a game of his own. He thinks he knows better than any one else; believes the lady has harked back, and is following her to Amberieu, Maçon, Paris, England perhaps.
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