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"Well," Walter replied, overcoming his nervousness with an effort, "he says your ladyship is well known for your charity to everybody, and he wants to see you." There was a moment's pause. "I will see him," said Lady Beltham at last, in a half-stifled voice. "Will your ladyship allow me to point out the danger of doing any such thing?" Silbertown exclaimed. "Very likely the man is a lunatic!
From his superior height, he was enabled to look down quite royally on the man whose repose he had disturbed. The following conversation passed between them. 'You now behold who it is, Mr. Beltham, that acknowledges to the misfortune of arousing you at an unseemly hour unbetimes, as our gossips in mother Saxon might say and with profound regret, sir, though my habit is to take it lightly.
Since he had learned that Wilhelmine visited Lady Beltham's tomb regularly this notorious Lady Beltham, mistress of Fantômas he had been saying to himself: "No Mademoiselle Wilhelmine is not the daughter of de Naarboveck, the rich diplomat! But who, then, is she?"
He understood what had been going on. Lady Beltham had fainted when Juve was arrested. Why? Evidently, because she had accepted the general opinion that he was Fantômas. After coming to herself and learning that the monster was in prison, she had made up her mind to effect his escape cost what it might. But how was she to set about it?
It was on the point of midnight, and absolute stillness reigned throughout the house. But Lady Beltham had not gone to bed. Although she had remained in the great hall where she did her work, she had been unable to settle down to any occupation.
"I pointed him out to the police, and it's thanks to me, your ladyship, that Gurn, the murderer, has been arrested at last!" For just another moment Lady Beltham stared at the man who gave her these appalling tidings, seemed to strive to utter something, then fell prone to the floor, unconscious. The major-domo and the girls sprang to her side to lavish attentions upon her.
He hesitated a second, and then asked: "He drank the drug, didn't he?" Lady Beltham nodded assent. "It will take effect. It was acting already: so rapidly, that I thought for a moment he would fall unconscious there, at my feet!" Gurn drew a deep breath. "Maud, we are saved!" he exclaimed.
Thérèse and Susannah turned away to hide their amusement, and Lady Beltham adroitly changed the subject. She moved towards her writing-table. "Mr. Hope must have much to tell me, girls, and it is getting late. I must get to business. Did you have a good journey?" "Quite as good as usual, Lady Beltham.
I should do the same again in similar circumstances." "Are you satisfied that the order was sent by Lord Beltham?" "I have already told you, sir, that Lord Beltham had been a client of ours for several years; we have had many similar dealings with him.
They arrived at the corner of the Boulevard Malesherbes and the Avenue de Villiers, and Juve's excitement grew, for he knew that not far away was the America Hotel, where Lady Beltham had put up under the name of the Grand Duchess Alexandra. Ah! If it were possible to connect the Primitive Man with her!
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