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The American was also surprised to see the eagerness with which the Poulains had welcomed his presence at their unpleasant ordeal. "Thank you for coming, Monsieur Gerald; but where is Monsieur le Senateur?" asked Madame Poulain feverishly. "He promised he absolutely promised us that he would be here this morning!"
"It's very unfortunate, of course, for if we had happened to see him the Poulains couldn't have told the tale they told you this morning." The Senator sighed. He was tired tired of the long afternoon spent in doing nothing, and, to tell the truth, tired of the curious, inexplicable problem with which he had been battling since the morning.
Dampier has appealed to me very properly for help, these hotel people if they are as worthy as you believe them to be will not mind consenting to an informal interrogatory from one of my clerks. I have here a sharp young fellow who knows English as well as he does French. I'll send him back with you. He can take down the Poulains' story, even cross-examine them in a friendly manner. Mrs.
"If this young lady, your friend, be telling the truth, it is very probable that the Poulains began to lie in the hope of avoiding trouble for themselves: having lied they found themselves obliged to stick to their story. You see just now our hotel-keepers are coining gold, and they do not like this very pleasant occupation of theirs interrupted, for even the best of reasons.
"One word, monsieur? Perhaps I ought to tell you that we of the police are quite sure that the gentleman about whom you are anxious left this hotel if indeed he was ever in it. The Poulains bear a very good character better than that of many hotel-keepers of whom I could tell you better than that of certain hotel-keepers who own grand international hotels the other side of the river.
While it was clear that she was terribly distressed, and all the more distressed by the Poulains' monstrous assertion that she had come alone to the Hotel Saint Ange, yet how well she had behaved all that long day of waiting and suspense! How anxious she had been to spare the Burtons trouble.
Of course I cannot help seeing what you suspect, namely, that there has been foul play on the part of the Poulains. But no other human being holds this theory but yourself. Your father you must forgive me for saying so has known these people a great deal longer than you have, and he tells me he would stake everything on their substantial integrity. And the police speak very highly of them too.
"And I should say quite truthful in fact this discrepancy between her account and that of the Poulains has worried and perplexed me very much." "Do not let that worry you," said the other thoughtfully.
"I don't know what to think," she faltered. "The truth is, father, I haven't thought very much of the Poulains in the matter. You see, Madame Poulain has not spoken to me about it at all. But you see that Gerald believes them to be lying." "Gerald," said the Senator rather sharply, "is still only a boy in many things, Daisy.
Dampier might also give him her version of what took place." Senator Burton uttered a hesitating assent. He knew only too well that the Poulains would greatly resent the proposed interrogatory. "One word more, Mr. Senator. If there is no news of this Mr. John Dampier by to-morrow, you must persuade Mrs. Dampier to write, or even to telegraph for her friends.
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