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"He is not there; but if you want to see him on any special matter, you had better come to our young friend's apartment, and await his arrival." "Very well, I will do so," answered the doctor. Hortebise was much more impressed than Paul with the skill of the hand which had imparted such a look of long occupation to the rooms.
"Come," said she, with a winning smile, "tell me who it is that says I know so much." "Pooh! pooh!" returned Hortebise. "What good would that do? He has made a fool of me, and caused me to risk losing your good opinion. Is not that enough?
But he knew that men like Mascarin, Hortebise, and Tantaine were not easily eluded, and his heart sank within him as he remembered the various crumbs of information that each of these men had dropped before him.
Why, he even dresses up in rags, and goes to see you." Hortebise, who up to this time had not said a word, now interfered. "And what did Paul say?" asked he. "Paul? Oh, nothing for a moment. Then he cried out, 'I see it all now, and laughed as if he would have gone into a fit." "Did you not understand, my poor child, what this laugh means?
Luckily Hortebise did not lose his presence of mind, and, with the ease of a leading actor repairing the error of a subordinate, he closed the door. "What have you lost?" asked he. "My letters; they are all gone." She staggered on to a couch, and in broken accents went on.
Poor Octave! have I not caused him sufficient annoyance already without this crowning sorrow? Well, Dr. Hortebise, I am menaced with the production of these letters, and they will be handed to my husband unless I agree to certain terms. What are they? Of course money is required; tell me to what amount." The doctor shook his head. "Not money?" cried the Countess; "what, then, do they require?
Hortebise then took his leave, quite worn out with the severe conflict he had waged during his two hours' interview with the Countess. In spite of the extreme cold, the air outside seemed to refresh him considerably, and he inhaled it with the happy feeling that he had performed his duty in a manner worthy of all praise.
Hortebise did not know whether the most to admire the perseverance or deplore the obstinacy of the old man, and exclaimed, "Why, this is utter madness; it is like plunging headlong into a deep pit, which you can easily see in your path." Tantaine gave a long, low whistle. "My friend," said he, "what in your opinion would be the best course to pursue?"
"Do you propose to bring Catenac into this affair?" asked Hortebise in great surprise. "Assuredly." "Why have you changed your plan?" "Simply because I have recognized the fact that, if we dispensed with his services, we should be entirely at the mercy of a shrewd man of business, because " He broke off, listened for a moment, and then said, "Hush! I can hear his footstep."
What on earth are you doing, Hortebise?" he added, for the physician, who had the reputation of being worth an enormous amount, had taken out his purse, and was going over the contents. "I have scarcely three hundred and twenty-seven francs!" answered he with a laugh. "What is the state of your finances?" Mascarin made a grimace.
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