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But if so, what a strange thing to fancy about oneself! Is it not more likely I say it with all respect, Monsieur le Senateur that for some reason unknown to us she is acting a part?" And with a heavy heart "Monsieur le Senateur" had to admit that Madame Poulain's view might be the correct one.
"I've been telling Monsieur le Senateur," exclaimed Madame Poulain, "that we do not wish to have anything more to do with that young person who asserts that she arrived here with a man last night. Monsieur le Senateur has too good a heart: he is being deceived." The hotel-keeper looked awkwardly, deprecatingly, at his valued American client.
And had it not been that I and my husband are conscious of of our innocence, Monsieur le Senateur, he would have terrified us also. Then your son attacked Jules too. Surely the matter might have been left to the police our own excellent police."
In about half an hour the two gendarmes arrived. Brigadier Senateur was very tall and thin, and Gendarme Lenient short and fat. Lecacheur made them sit down, and told them the affair, and then they went and saw the scene of the theft, in order to verify the fact that the hutch had been broken open, and to collect all the proofs they could.
She longed to tell "Monsieur le Senateur" that in that case she and Poulain must have the regret of asking him to leave their hotel. But she did not dare to do this.
But it was a hard job, for the prisoner kicked out hard, and arched up his back under the bed. "Courage! courage! pull! pull!" Senateur cried, and they pulled him with all their strength, so that the wooden slat gave way, and he came out as far as his head; but at last they got that out also, and they saw the terrified and furious face of Polyte, whose arms remained stretched out under the bed.
But it was a hard job, for the prisoner kicked out hard, and arched up his back across the bed. "Courage! courage! pull! pull!" Sénateur cried, and they pulled him with all their strength so that the wooden bar gave way, and he came out as far as his head; but at last they got that out also, and they saw the terrified and furious face of Polyte, whose arms remained stretched out under the bed.
They had been standing close against the wall, so as not to be seen from within, and they waited. As nobody answered, the brigadier knocked again in a minute or two. It was so quiet that the house seemed uninhabited; but Lenient, the gendarme, who had very quick ears, said that he heard somebody moving about inside, and then Senateur got angry.
We have done everything we could; we have submitted to odious interrogatories, first from one and then from the other and now our hotel is to be searched! None of our other clients, and remember the hotel is full, Monsieur le Senateur, have a suspicion of what is going on, but any moment the affair may become public, and then then our hotel might empty in a day!
In about half an hour the two gendarmes arrived. Brigadier Senateur was very tall and thin, and Gendarme Lenient short and fat. Lecacheur made them sit down, and told them the affair, and then they went and saw the scene of the theft, in order to verify the fact that the hutch had been broken open, and to collect all the proofs they could.
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