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Robeckal and Rolla now left the dining-room, while Fanfaro, Caillette and Bobichel still remained seated; a minute later Robeckal returned, and drawing near to Girdel, softly said to him: "Master." "Well?" "Do you need me?" "What for?" "To erect the booth?" "No, Fanfaro and Bobichel will attend to it." "Then good-by for the present." Robeckal left.
Irene de Salves had hurried toward Girdel, she wished to ask him a question; but when she finally reached the place where she had seen the athlete he had disappeared. All attempts at recovery remained fruitless, and Fanfaro was carried off. Robeckal, too, was almost dead from fright. The sentence came upon him like a stroke of lightning.
"I paid your comrade the sum he demanded, and that settles it." "You are more stupid than I thought," laughed Rolla. "If you do not pay, nothing will come of the affair." "But this is a swindle," said the vicomte. "Do not shout such language through the whole house," growled Rolla. "Do you think it is a pleasure to abduct girls? Robeckal had enough trouble with the little one and "
"Help me down," repeated Rolla. Girdel remained perfectly calm, but a careful observer might have noticed the veins on his forehead swell. He measured Rolla and Robeckal with a peculiar look, and before his look Rolla's eyes fell. "Robeckal, are you coming?" cried the virago, impatiently. "What do you wish here?" asked Girdel, coolly, as Robeckal turned to Rolla.
"In the upper story she is sleeping." "So much the better. I will lavish my affection on her, and see if she is still as prudish." Rolla preceded the vicomte up the stairs. As she went past she exchanged a quick glance with Robeckal, and the latter growled to himself: "There is something up with her; I will watch and help her should it be necessary."
Let him see how he will get through with her." Robeckal acquiesced, and they both quickly left the house, leaving all the doors open behind them. They had hardly been gone, when a cry of rage rang through the house, and immediately afterward the vicomte burst into the room. "You have deceived me," he cried, in a rage; "the window is open and the girl is gone!" By what miracle had Louison escaped?
"Good tell Monsieur Aube I shall be punctual." "Done. I suppose, mademoiselle, you will not forget to give me a portion of the twenty francs? I was the one, you know, who brought it about." "With pleasure." "Then good-by until this evening." Robeckal hurried down the five flights of stairs. In front of the house a man enveloped in a wide mantle walked up and down.
He won't refuse, I warrant you." With these words, Robeckal took out a card and pointed to two addresses thereon. The first was Louison's address, the second that of a street-singer who was well known to the young girl. Louison no longer doubted. "I shall come," she said firmly; "when shall I make my appearance?" "At eight o'clock." "And when will I be done?"
Robeckal stretched out his hand for the gold piece, let it fall into his pocket, and disappeared without a word. "You have come too late, my friend," he laughed to himself. "Girdel will be a dead man before the morrow comes, as sure as my name is Robeckal."
"Our score will be settled now on one board," he said, with a wink. The fat woman had looked at him with swimming eyes, and in a maudlin voice replied: "That is right all must suffer Caillette also!" "Certainly, Caillette, too," replied Robeckal, inwardly vowing to follow his own ideas with respect to this last, and then he hurried after the steward.
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