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"And he is inviolable?" "Naturally. In conformity with international conventions, every representative accredited to a foreign power as ambassador is an untouchable, inviolable person wherever he may be.... Therefore, Fandor, when in this mansion, situated in the heart of Paris, we are no longer legally in France, but in Hesse-Weimar.
During his last interview with Monsieur Annion he had put forward the opinion that an investigation in Hesse-Weimar would do much to clear up the mystery surrounding the affair. As a matter of fact, it was more to gain time than for any other reason that Juve had suggested this.
The Queen was touched by these words; with an impulsive movement she opened her arms to the false Grand Duchess, who flung herself into them in a long embrace. The two women now had a heart to heart talk in which the Queen confessed her fears and distrust. She even went to the length of admitting her belief that Alexandra had had designs upon the throne of Hesse-Weimar.
Frederick-Christian glanced at his companion and then burst out laughing: "What is your name, anyway?" Fandor did not need to ask that question of the King. The moment he had set eyes on him in Raxim's he recognized in the sturdy tippler his Majesty Frederick-Christian II, King of Hesse-Weimar, on one of his periodic sprees.
"My dear Juve, you are probably surprised at being sent for to-day." "A little ... yes." "Well, you probably know that the King of Hesse-Weimar, Frederick-Christian II, has been staying incognito in Paris?" Juve nodded. He did not think it necessary to mention the incident that had occasioned this visit. "Now, Christian II has, or rather had, a mistress, Susy d'Orsel, a demi-mondaine.
"The Minister of Hesse-Weimar to the Secretary of the Interior, Place Beauvau, Paris Numerous telegrams addressed to his Majesty the King of Hesse-Weimar, at present staying incognito at the Royal Palace Hotel, Avenue des Champs Elysées, remain unanswered, in spite of their extreme urgence.
Frederick-Christian held himself in hand as long as possible, then burst out: "What does this attitude mean?... this familiarity? What makes you speak in French?" Wulf was first amazed at the change in his beloved master and inclined to weep over his humiliation. He was about to give utterance to his feelings when the King seized him by the arm and pointed to the Hesse-Weimar Gazette. "Read that!
The detective pulled himself together and began to piece out by his well-known habit of induction some solution to this incomprehensible mystery. "To begin with," he exclaimed, "my being still alive is evidently due to the will of my adversaries. It is possible that the police of Hesse-Weimar may have discovered their mistake, and taken this method of setting me at liberty.
Among the newspapers lying on the table, he noticed several copies of the Gazette of Hesse-Weimar. He glanced over the most recent numbers, but found nothing unusual in their columns. He then went back to the paper dated January 1st and to his amazement saw the following announcement: "Paris, 1st January.
Be assured the King will give you the very highest proof of his gratitude for this service. Your position at the Court of Hesse-Weimar will be more important than ever." Night had fallen and the lamps of the Paris streets were lit up.
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