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Derues, who had made a belated attempt to follow her husband's example by impersonating Mme. de Lamotte in Paris, had been arrested and imprisoned in the Grand Chatelet; when, on April 18, information was received by the authorities which determined them to explore the wine-cellar in the Rue de la Mortellerie.
The whole trick lay in one simple art, which those two cunning rascals knew to absolute perfection, the art of impersonating one another. "They are brothers, presumably twin brothers, I should say." "But Mr. Knopf " suggested Polly. "Well, look in the Trades' Directory; you will see F. Knopf & Co., diamond merchants, of some City address.
"That should have told me that someone else was impersonating her." The Alley at first declined to put on their stunt, since it was so nearly the same as the other, but the audience refused to let them off, insisting that they had come to see two stunts, and they were going to see two, even if they were alike. "We can still judge which is the best," said Dr. Grayson.
My lawyer actually believes I am demented." "And you conceived the thought that perhaps a total stranger might prove more sympathetic?" "Yes," she admitted. "If he was young and adventurous; provided I interested him at all. It would seem to offer me a chance; and then, if unknown to the party impersonating me, such a one might learn the truth unsuspected. Do you believe me, Captain?"
I asked, seeing that Mrs. Cameron was reluctant to answer this challenge. "She seems to be impersonating an old class-mate of mine at college " "That's what!" broke in the voice. Mrs. Cameron went on, "Her name was Eugenia Hull " "Is yet," laughed the voice. "Same old sport. Couldn't find any man good enough. You didn't like me, but no matter; I want to tell you that you're in danger of fire.
The same business, you may say, or there and thereabout, was being privately enacted in consequence in every garret of the neighbourhood, and a good third of the students were consciously impersonating Rodolphe or Schaunard, to their own incommunicable satisfaction. Some of us went far, and some farther.
"What will happen to you," said Steve grimly, "is that you'll all spend the rest of the night in the town jail for impersonating gentlemen!" "Oh, if that's all you're afraid of," responded Perry sweetly, "you might as well come, too, Steve. They'd never charge you with that." "Sub-tile, sub-tile," murmured Cas Temple. "Anyhow, our clothes are perfectly O.K.," continued Perry.
Nor were any of your adventures discreditable to you, even if some situations you have been in were distressing then and are humiliating to remember. You have nothing to be ashamed of unless it be such a trifling peccadillo as impersonating Salsonius Salinator. "My origin I shall never disclose, not even to a brother in misfortune.
The guard at the Palace had been trebled, but even in that lay weakness. "Too many strange faces," the Chancellor had said to him, shaking his head. "Too many servants in livery, and flunkies whom no one knows. How can we prevent men, in such livery, from impersonating our own agents? One, two, a half-dozen, they could gain access to the Palace, could commit a mischief under our very eyes."
In New York he communicated with Buenos Ayres, found my whereabouts was unknown to my family, and jumped to the conclusion that I was impersonating my cousin." "How do you know that?" demanded Foster. "The Secret Service operative shadowing Hartzmann notified me of it today," answered Miller.
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