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The banker deplores it as much as the politician. It's the money-kings, I suppose, who find it profitable." They returned to their table a moment later. As he passed Douaille, Selingman whispered in his ear. Monsieur Douaille turned around at once and bowed to Simpson. As he caught the latter's eye he, too, left his place and came across. Mr. Simpson rose to his feet.
Do you mean to tell me seriously that you, a Member of Parliament, an ex-Minister, are engaged upon a scheme to get the Grand Duke Augustus and Douaille and Selingman on board a yacht, and that you are going to be there, concealed, turned into a spy? I can't keep up with it. As fiction it seems to me to be in the clouds. As truth, why, my understanding turns and mocks me.
The Franco-Russian alliance is already doomed. It falls to pieces through sheer lack of common interests. The entente cordiale is simply a fetter and a dead weight upon you. Monsieur Douaille, I put it to you as a man of common sense.
"Do you mean that we are to consider ourselves your prisoners?" Draconmeyer asked, with an acid smile. "Certainly not my guests," Richard replied, with a bow. "I can assure you that it will only be a matter of a few hours." Monsieur Douaille hammered the table with his fist. "Young man," he exclaimed, "I leave with you! I insist upon it that I am permitted to leave.
"You're sure that Douaille is coming himself?" Hunterleys asked anxiously. "Absolutely! I have found out for certain that they came at a moment's notice and were not expecting to leave home at all. Douaille will have full powers, and the conference will take place at the Villa Mimosa. That will be the headquarters of the whole thing.... Look out, Sir Henry. They've got their eyes on us.
"They chased him round the grounds and we just got him off in a motor-car, but not before he'd been hit twice. He was just able to tell me a little. The first meeting was quite informal and very guarded. Douaille was most cautious he was there only to listen. The second meeting was last night. Grex was in the chair, representing Russia." "You mean the Grand Duke Augustus?" Mr. Simpson interrupted.
"So far," Hunterleys remarked reflectively, "we haven't the slightest indication of what that may be. Douaille came pledged to nothing. He may, after all, stand firm." "For the honour of his country, let us hope so," Roche said solemnly. "Yet I am sure of one thing. They are going to make him a wonderful offer.
"I took the small car out to-day on the road to Cannes and I expect I was the first to see Douaille." "I saw him myself," Hunterleys announced. "I was out on that road, walking." "Douaille," Roche continued, "went direct to the Villa Mimosa. Grex was there, waiting for him. Draconmeyer and Selingman both kept out of the way." Hunterleys nodded. "Reasonable enough, that.
Further," Monsieur Douaille continued impressively, "it must be distinctly understood that any word I may be disposed to utter, either in the way of statement or criticism, is wholly and entirely unofficial. I do not even know what the subject of our discussion is to be.
This could be done but it will not be done. We all know that." Monsieur Douaille smoked thoughtfully for several moments. "Very well," he pronounced at last, "I am rather inclined to agree with all that you have said. Yet it seems to me that you evade the great point. The status quo is what we desire, peace is what the world wants.
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