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Andre was sure that it was Paul, and as he knew that he could not be recognized, he passed him in his turn, and saw that it was indeed the Paul so much regretted by Zora. "I will find out where he goes to," thought Andre. He followed, and saw him enter the house of M. Rigal. Two women were gossiping near the door, and Andre heard one of them say,
Nearly all these persons were in the banker's hands entirely. Martin Rigal used his power despotically and permitted no arguments, and speedily quelled rebellion on the part of any new customer who ventured to object to his arbitrary rules. In the morning the banker was never to be seen, being engaged in his private office, and not a clerk would venture to knock at his door.
A few examples of so-called "broken" plurals from Arabic will supplement the Hebrew verb forms that I have given in another connection. The noun balad "place" has the plural form bilad; gild "hide" forms the plural gulud; ragil "man," the plural rigal; shibbak "window," the plural shababik.
Her hopes grew under these words of pity. "And yet," continued she, "business has never been so brisk. New customers are constantly coming in, and though our profits are small, the returns are rapid." As Martin Rigal heard her exposition of the state of affairs, he nodded gravely. "That is all very well," said he at last, "but this does not make the security you offer me of any more value.
"Never mind that. Go on with the order, put press for payment." "On the 7th a new customer came Mademoiselle Flavia, the daughter of Martin Rigal, the banker." When Paul heard this name, he could not repress a start, of which, however, Mascarin affected to take no notice.
As soon as he reached his home, and had tenderly embraced his daughter, he went to the private room of Martin Rigal, and opened it with the key that never left his person, and then gazed at a large rough mass of brickwork which disfigured one side of the room, and which was the remains of the wall that erewhile had been so hastily erected in the Office of the Servants' Registry.
Let me tell you it is from Mademoiselle Flavia Rigal, and leaves no room to doubt of her sentiments toward me." "Is that a fact?" "It is so; and whenever I choose, Mademoiselle Flavia will be only too ready to become Madame Paul." For an instant a bright flush crimsoned old Tantaine's wrinkled face, but it faded away almost as soon as it appeared.
"The Duke de Champdoce will then drag you off to our mutual friend Martin Rigal, and there you will find our young protégé, the happy husband of the beautiful Flavia." Mascarin drew himself up, and adjusted his glasses firmly on his nose. "Now, my dear Catenac, show the liberality and amiability of your disposition by congratulating our friend Paul as Gontran, Marquis de Champdoce."
"But, to shorten matters, I may tell you that I have obtained a warrant for your arrest, Martin Rigal, alias Tantaine, alias Mascarin." "I don't understand you!" "Indeed. Do you think that Tantaine has cleaned his hands so completely that not a drop of Andre's blood clings to the fingers of Martin Rigal?" "On my word, you are speaking in riddles."
"The worst part is over," said he, "and therefore no time is to be lost. You must see Mascarin and Martin Rigal, the banker, to-day." At these words Andre started. Were these people Croisenois' accomplices? Certainly he had accomplices on the brain just now, and their names remained deeply engraved on the tablets of his memory.
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