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The famous Limited Company, with the Marquis as chairman, had, too, to be started, the shares of which were to be taken up by the unhappy victims of the blackmailers; but first some decided steps must be taken with the Mussidans, and Tantaine was dispatched on this errand.
"Remember you must not allude in your letter to his introduction to the Mussidans. What do you think, Andre?" "I think a receipt for the money would be a great thing," answered he. "But such a demand would arouse his suspicions." "I think not, madame, and I see a way of doing it; have you a maid upon whom you could rely?" "Yes, I have one."
"Madame does not bother herself about her lord and master, I can assure you. Sometimes they don't meet for weeks. All she wants is plenty of money. And ain't we just dunned!" "But the Mussidans are wealthy?" "Tremendously so, but at times there is not the value of a franc in the house. Then Madame is like a tigress, and would sent to borrow from all her friends."
The unhappy woman glanced from one to the other in utter despair. "Then I am lost," she exclaimed. "Am I to remain for the rest of my days in this villain's power?" "Not so," returned Andre, "for I hope soon to put it out of M. de Croisenois' power to injure any one. What did he say when he asked you to introduce him to the Mussidans?" "Nothing pointed."
Hortebise entered the room. "Well!" exclaimed Mascarin, "have you seen the Mussidans, as I told you to do." "Certainly," answered Hortebise briskly; "I saw the Countess, and told her how pressing the holders of her letters were growing, and urged on her the necessity for immediate action.
"The new fashions are sufficient for her giddy head." "M. Gandelu?" "He has his son's affairs to look after and there is no one else of any consequence." "And how about young Gandelu?" "Oh! he has yielded to Tantaine's winning power, and has made it up with Rose, and the turtle doves have taken wing for Florence." But the doctor was still dissatisfied. "I am uneasy about the Mussidans," said he.
When the working man has had a drop too much, he beats his wife, she screams, then they kiss and make it up; but the Mussidans say things to each other in cold blood that neither can ever forgive." From the air with which Mascarin listened to these details, it almost seemed as if he had been aware of them before. "Then," said he, "Mademoiselle Sabine is the only nice one in the house?"
"Yes, I remember that, and I have long had reason to imagine that there is some terrible family secret in the Mussidans' family, such as we too often find among the descendants of noble houses." "What can it be?" "That I have no means of ascertaining, but that there is one I am sure." Andre turned away and paced rapidly up and down the room.
"Now," remarked Mascarin, "let me see, on what footing do you stand with the Mussidans? Do they look upon you as a friend?" "No, no; a poor doctor, whose ancestors were not among the Crusades, could not be the intimate friend of such haughty nobles as the Mussidans."
That evening he went down to his club with the intention of asking a few questions regarding the Mussidans. He heard enough to satisfy himself, and the next day he met Madame de Mussidan in the Champs Elysees, and for many days afterwards in rapid succession.
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