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He stopped short in front of the door at the sight of Lupin, quietly reading, smoking at his ease. He had expected to find the bird flown. He stood still, hesitating, shuffling his feet all his doubts had returned; and Lupin smiled at him over the lowered paper. Guerchard pulled himself together by a violent effort, and said jerkily, "Good-morning, Lupin."
"Good-morning, M. Guerchard," said Lupin, with an ambiguous smile and all the air of the Duke of Charmerace. "You were expecting me? ... I hope I haven't kept you waiting," said Guerchard, with an air of bravado. "No, thank you: the time has passed quite quickly. I have so much to do in the morning always," said Lupin. "I hope you had a good night after that unfortunate business of the coronet.
The eyes and mouths of Bonavent and Dieusy opened wide; and they stared at him blankly, in utter bewilderment and wonder. "Is it you who are making all this noise?" said Lupin, frowning at them. "Why, I know you two; you're in the service of M. Guerchard." "Yes, your Grace," stammered Bonavent. "Well, what are you doing here? What is it you want?" said Lupin.
"555 Central: would you like to telephone to her?" said Guerchard; and he smiled triumphantly at the disabled instrument. Lupin shock his head with a careless smile, and said, "Why should I telephone to her? What are you driving at?" "Nothing ... that's all," said Guerchard. And he leant back in his chair with an ugly smile on his face. "Evidently nothing.
"You look as if " "I beg you, mademoiselle," interrupted Guerchard. "We are sometimes obliged " "Really, Mademoiselle Sonia," broke in the Duke, in a singularly clear and piercing tone, "I cannot see why you should object to this mere formality." "Oh, but but " gasped Sonia, raising her terror-stricken eyes to his.
"What! Did he do that?" cried the Duke; and then he added slowly, "But, you know, I'm like you I'm so easy to imitate." "What would have been amusing, your Grace, would have been to get as far as actual marriage," said Guerchard more calmly. "Oh, if he had wanted to," said the Duke; and he threw out his hands. "But you know married life for Lupin."
"You really think she is?" said the Duke, in a tone of doubt. "I'm sure of it," said Guerchard, with decision; then he added slowly, with a perplexed air: "But how how could she get that forged permit?" The Duke shook his head, and looked as solemn as an owl. Guerchard looked at him uneasily, went out of the drawing-room, and shut the door.
"You'd be surprised how clearly you hear everything in these safes you'd think they were too thick," said Guerchard, in his gentle, husky voice. "How on earth did you get into it?" cried M. Formery. "Getting in was easy enough. It's the getting out that was awkward. These jokers had fixed up some kind of a spring so that I nearly shot out with the door," said Guerchard, rubbing his elbow.
M. Gournay-Martin closed the case, and said solemnly: "There is danger, M. Guerchard, so I am going to trust the coronet to you. You are the defender of my hearth and home you are the proper person to guard the coronet. I take it that you have no objection?" "Not the slightest, M. Gournay-Martin," said Guerchard. "It's exactly what I wanted you to ask me to do." M. Gournay-Martin hesitated.
"Yes, your Grace, in the drawing-room," said Irma; and she turned to go. "Yes; and say that I shall be engaged for the next five minutes the next five minutes, do you understand?" said the Duke. "Yes, your Grace," said Irma; and she went out of the door. "Ask Mademoiselle Kritchnoff to put on her hat and cloak," said Guerchard. "Yes, sir," said Irma; and she went.
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