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Then Mrs Riller, whose husband had gone home three hours before, drove away with Bellthorp, and Kitty went into Madame's room, while the sleepy servant, thankful that his vigil for the night was over, went to bed. Kitty found Madame's door ajar, and went in softly, fearful lest she might wake her.
'Hullo! cried Bellthorp solemnly he was always solemn when intoxicated 'girl pretty eh! 'Go 'way, said Barty, staggering back against the wall, 'we're Christian young men. Kitty tried to get away from this inebriated crew, but they all closed round her, and she wrung her hands in despair. 'If you are gentlemen you will let me go, she cried, trying to push past.
'Yes, yes! retorted Gaston, impatiently; 'but who are they? 'The long one is Fell, the railway contractor, said Barty, glancing with some surprise at Vandeloup, 'and the other is old Meddlechip, the millionaire. 'Meddlechip, echoed Vandeloup, as if to himself; 'my faith! 'Yes, broke in Bellthorp, quickly; 'the one we were speaking of at the club do you know him?
'They say this woman Sprotts or Potts, or something died from poison, said Barty Jarper, who had been all round the place collecting information. 'Apoplexy, the doctor says, said Bellthorp, lighting a cigarette; 'she was in the same room with Mrs Villiers and was found dead in the morning. 'Miss Marchurst was also in the room, put in Barty, eagerly.
Mrs Riller was not very pleased to see Kitty, as Mr Bellthorp was telling her some amusing scandals about her dearest friends, and, of course, had to stop when Kitty came up. 'Not dancing, dear? she asked, with a sympathetic smile, glancing angrily at Bellthorp, who seemed more struck with Kitty than he had any right to be, considering he was her property.
'Delighted, replied Bellthorp, languidly offering his arm, but thinking meanwhile, 'confound these women, how they do work a man. 'You, I suppose, said Mrs Riller to Kitty, 'are going to play wallflower.
'She's the hungriest girl I ever met in my life, he said to Bellthorp afterwards; 'ate up everything I gave her, and drank so much lemonade, I thought she'd go up like a balloon.
'It couldn't have been Miss Marchurst, said Bellthorp, 'they say that the poison was poured out of a bottle held by a hand which came through the window it's quite true, defiantly looking at the disbelieving faces round him; 'one of Mrs Villiers' servants heard it in the house and told Mrs Killer's maid. 'From whence, said Vandeloup, politely, 'it was transmitted to you- -precisely.
'Pshaw, my dear fellow, said Vandeloup, languidly; 'people don't go to melodrama for ideas. Everyone has got their own version of this story; the best thing to do is to await the result of the inquest. 'Is there to be an inquest? cried all. 'So I've heard, replied the Frenchman, coolly; 'sounds as if there was something wrong, doesn't it? 'It's a curious poisoning case, observed Bellthorp.
'Yes, do come, urged Bellthorp, putting his arm in that of Vandeloup's; 'we'll have no end of fun. Vandeloup was just going to accept, as he thought on the way he could speak privately to Barty about this scheme he had, when he saw a stout gentleman at the end of the room taking a cup of coffee at the counter, and talking to another gentleman who was very tall and thin.
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