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It was just a trick of Herzog's, and the company would come out brighter than ever. Serge went in. "Oh! here's Prince Panine," said Herzog. "Ask him what he thinks of the matter. I defer to his judgment." "I don't want to know anything," said Serge. "I have full confidence in you, my dear manager, and our business will prosper in your hands, I am sure.
The whole was lighted by a strong white light from above, through the milk-hued glass one of Herzog's own inventions, by the way; a wonderful, light-intensifying glass, which would bend but not break; an invention which, had he himself profited by it, would have brought him millions, but which the partners had exploited without ever having given him a single penny above his very moderate salary.
"Will you go partners?" he asked of Marechal. "We will divide the winnings." "You are too kind," replied Marechal, dryly, turning away. He could not get used to Herzog's familiarity, and there was something in the man which displeased him greatly. There was, he thought, a police-court atmosphere about him. Suzanne, on the contrary, interested him.
"God God in heaven!" he gasped. "Give me strength not to kill this animal!" A startled look came into Herzog's face. He recognized, at last, the nature of the rage he had awakened. In those twitching fists and that white, writhen face he recognized the signs of passion that might, on a second's notice, leap to murder.
"Will you go partners?" he asked of Marechal. "We will divide the winnings." "You are too kind," replied Marechal, dryly, turning away. He could not get used to Herzog's familiarity, and there was something in the man which displeased him greatly. There was, he thought, a police- court atmosphere about him. Suzanne, on the contrary, interested him.
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