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If this proposition was acceptable, the reply was to be sent to N. 917, General Delivery, Serajevo. This letter seemed to give M. Vulfran so much relief and joy that it was a confession of what his fears had been. For the first time since he had commenced his investigations, he spoke of his son to his two nephews and Talouel.
It seemed to her that she had still so much to say on this subject, but M. Vulfran did not reply. He did not even appear to be listening to her, and she was afraid to say more. Later she might make another attempt. As they left the office M. Vulfran turned to Talouel, who was standing on the steps, and said: "Tell the priest to arrange a suitable burial for the three children.
As Theodore went towards the offices his cousin Casimir came up hurriedly. The two cousins were not at all alike, either in their looks or ways. Casimir gave the foreman a short nod, but did not say a word. "What can your friend do?" asked Talouel, turning to Rosalie, his hands still in his pockets. Perrine herself replied to this question.
As the days passed M. Vulfran became very weak. At last he was confined to his room with a serious attack of bronchitis, and the entire management of the works was given over to Talouel, who was triumphant. When he recovered he was in such a state of apathy that it was alarming. They could not rouse him; nothing seemed to interest him, not even his business.
He has been making inquiries, and from the looks of things I think we shall have him back soon." "What have you heard? Anything?" asked Theodore, who could not restrain his curiosity. "Oh, I keep my eyes open," said Talouel, "and I can tell you that that girl is doing a lot of translating in the way of letters and cables that come from India."
Talouel evidently thought that she would have the letters to translate; that meant that her grandfather would have her with him all the time that M. Bendit was ill. While she sat there waiting she caught sight of William several times. When he was not fulfilling the duties of coachman he acted as useful man to M. Vulfran.
"Ah, if I had only had my eyes," he cried as he gazed at Perrine's beautiful little face, "I should have recognized her at the first glance. What fools! Couldn't anyone have seen the likeness to her father? This time Talouel would have been right if he had said that he 'supposed'...." They did not let him use his eyes for long. Again the bandage was put on and was kept on for thirty days.
"Do what you think best," he said always. "Arrange the matter with Talouel." How long would this apathy last? One afternoon, when old Coco was bringing them back to Maraucourt, they heard a bell ringing. "Stop," he said; "I think that's the fire alarm." Perrine stopped the horse. "Yes, it's a fire," he said, listening. "Do you see anything?"
Since he had gone blind his nephews or Talouel read the French mail aloud to him; the English letters were given to Fabry and the German to Mombleux. The day following the conversation between Fabry and Mombleux which had caused Perrine so much anxiety, M. Vulfran, his nephews and the manager were occupied with the morning's mail. Suddenly Theodore exclaimed: "A letter from Dacca, dated May 29."
Evidently they did not understand her presence in this sacred office, where they themselves only remained just the time necessary to report on the business of which they were in charge. Theodore and Casimir looked in dismay at one another, but they did not dare ask questions. Talouel left the room the same time as they.
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