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"There you have my second surprise," said the painter, laughing; "are you satisfied now?" Gontram did not find out whether this was the case, for the broker uttered a cry at the same moment and stretched his hands out as if to ward off a spectre. "What has happened to you, Monsieur de Larsagny?" asked Gontram in amazement. "You are so pale and you tremble. Can I do anything for you?"
"Why not? Take an example from me, and tell me a little of your past." "Enough enough!" cried Larsagny, growing pale. "Answer my questions, and then you shall have quiet." "Carmen, you are bothering yourself and me unnecessarily. I give you the assurance " "As if your assurances had the slightest value for me," interrupted Carmen. Larsagny smiled in a sickly fashion.
"Be silent, wretched creature!" cried Larsagny angrily, "be silent, or " He grasped a knife and rushed upon Carmen. The latter stared at him in such a way that he dropped the weapon and stammered: "Carmen, you will drive me crazy!" At this moment the door opened, and the servant brought in a card which he handed to Larsagny.
You are forgetting all your other guests on account of the beautiful songstress, and I will reflect upon a suitable punishment." The one who spoke was Carmen de Larsagny. Gontram blushed and made excuses, but it took some time to appease the young lady's wrath. "Well," she finally said, "I will forgive you, but only upon one condition. Have you a moment's time?"
The whole scene had been arranged by Benedetto and Larsagny in a satanic spirit. Larsagny owned the house in Courbevoie, and had often presided at its bacchanalian revels. Carmen had not called him a master of immorality for nothing. While Spero was beating the iron railing in despair, the light suddenly went out and all was still.
"Aha, bah!" she muttered; "he shall tell me all." She rang a silver bell, and immediately after a maid appeared. "Where is Monsieur de Larsagny?" "In his office." "Since when?" "Since eight o'clock." "And what time is it now?" "Ten." "Good. Tell Jean to serve breakfast here in my boudoir, and then go and tell Monsieur de Larsagny that I await him."
"I heard the crumpling of bank-notes. For a while all was still, and then Monsieur de Larsagny said: "'What do you intend to do now? "'Oh, I have already struck the young fool a blow, replied the Italian. 'She is in my power, and it will be easy for me to entrap him. "'But be careful, the slightest haste might ruin us.
"Well, I mean that you must have been starving at one time, and since then you always feel greedy." Larsagny shuddered and his brow contracted. "Do not speak of such things; I cannot bear it," he said, with a frown. "Why not? Not every one comes to the world as a millionnaire. I, for instance, as a child, have suffered more than once from hunger, and "
"Don't you think so?" exclaimed Gontram, enthusiastically. "That is the young lady I mean." "In that case I can only congratulate you on the choice you have made." "Thank you. Then you think Carmen de Larsagny charming?" "Yes. From what I have seen of the young lady she deserves the love of such a splendid fellow as you are."
Omar offered her his arm, and murmured as he pointed to some pictures. "Allah il Allah. I come from the painter Gontram. Mohammed resoul il Allah." "The pasha evidently wishes you to show him the picture-gallery," said Larsagny. "Then come," said the young girl to the Oriental. As soon as Omar was alone with his companion, he whispered: "Pardon me, I have to speak to you."
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