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Well, I have found out where the coin comes from." The dim light in the office enabled Tantaine to hide the pleasure he felt on hearing these words. "Ah," answered he carelessly, as if it was a matter of but little moment, "and so you have found out all that, have you? "Yes, and a heap besides. Just you listen.
"At your age you are too apt to be frightened, and would shrink back at the critical time. Besides, I have a conscience." "And so have I," exclaimed Toto; "and it's grown like your own, old man; it can be stretched for miles and folded up into nothing." "Well, we may be able to do something," returned Tantaine, as, drawing out a ragged check pocket-handkerchief, he wiped his glasses.
He knew hardly anything of the diabolical plots going on around him, and was the only innocent person in that house of crime. Mascarin was in haste to depart; he had annihilated Tantaine in order to free himself from Toto.
"A thousand thunders!" muttered he. "If these people have sent him here for me, I must take care what I am about," and with a friendly smile he extended his hand to Tantaine. "Glad to see you," said he. "Now, what can I do for you, for I hope you have come to ask me to do something?" "The veriest trifle," returned Tantaine.
"Do you think I blackmail thieves? That wouldn't be half good enough. Honest people, or at least people who call themselves honest, are my game. These are the ones who can be made to pay up." Tantaine shuddered; he remembered that Mascarin had made use of the same expression, and at once surmised that Toto must have had an occasional ear to the keyhole.
"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 fact is, one never knows what lodgers are capable of doing. You should go up to the top floor, and see how they are getting on there." "Pooh, pooh!" replied her husband, M. Loupins; "they will do well enough." "Is that really your opinion?" "I know that I am right. Daddy Tantaine went out as soon as it was light, and a short time afterward Paul Violaine came down.
On receiving this reply, Tantaine rose hastily from his chair, and thus concealed his agitation from his companion. "I have a hundred apologies to make for taking up so much of your valuable time. My master has got it into his head that you were after the same game as ourselves. He was mistaken, and now we leave the field clear to you."
Shall I," continued the grocer, "send one of the errand boys to the nearest police station?" "No, thank you," replied Daddy Tantaine. "I should prefer your keeping the matter quiet until I communicate with you once more." "Yes, yes, I see; a false step just now would put them on their guard." "Just so. Now, will you let me have the number of the note, if you still have it?
Daddy Tantaine cared little what he thought, and, gaining the Place de Petit Pont, stopped and gazed around as if he was waiting for some one.
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