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Vantine; probably he wanted to borrow some money, or ask for help; and then, while he was waiting, he suddenly gave the thing up and killed himself. The address has no bearing whatever, that I can see, on the question of suicide. And I'll say this, Mr. Lester, if this isn't suicide, it's the strangest case I ever had anything to do with."
"And now, Lester," Vantine went on, his eyes shining more and more, "if my supposition is correct if the Grand Louis was content with the counterpart of this cabinet for the long gallery at Versailles, who do you suppose owned the original?" I saw what he was driving at. "You mean one of his mistresses?" "Yes, and I think I know which one it belonged to Madame de Montespan."
Thirdly and lastly, they only give their own personal attention to their concubines, and leave all their honest and respectable subjects to be dealt with by servants and secretaries. Our King, for example, never smiles so graciously as on Madame Vantine, the wife of Vantine the wine-grower; and he buys Vantine's wines as well as his wife, which brings in a double profit to the firm!"
Love letters, mostly, I suppose, since they are the things which need concealment most. Don't you wish this drawer could tell its secrets, Lester?" "There is one I wish it would tell, if it knows it," I said. "I wish it would tell who killed Philip Vantine. I suppose you will agree with me that our pretty theory has got a knock-out blow, this time." "It looks that way, doesn't it?"
"I am glad, at any rate, that it was discovered," he said. "I will not conceal from you, Mr. Lester, that it adds not a little to the value of the cabinet." "What is its value?" I asked. "Mr. Vantine wanted me to buy it for him, and named a most extravagant figure as the limit he was willing to pay."
But, in any event, I shall see you again Wednesday. If it is agreeable to you, we can meet at the house of Mr. Vantine and exchange the cabinets." "At what time?" "I do not know with exactness. There may be some delay in getting the cabinet from the ship. Perhaps it would be better if I called for you?" "Very well," I assented.
Why he had sent in to Vantine a card not his own, and what his business with Vantine had been, were details concerning which the police could offer no theory, and which I did not feel called upon to explain, since neither in any way made clearer the mystery of his death. An amusing incident of the inquest was the attempt made by Goldberger to heckle Godfrey, evidently at Grady's suggestion.
Our friend, the unknown, foresaw, of course, that a cable would be sent the Armands as soon as the mistake was discovered, and he took his precautions accordingly." "Then you still believe that the cabinet was sent to Vantine by design and not by accident?" "Absolutely.
Vantine I wish now I had but I took his card up, and Mr. Vantine said for him to wait; so I come downstairs again, and showed the man in here, and said Mr. Vantine would see him presently, and then Rogers and me went back to our lunch and we sat there eating till the bell rang, and I came in and found Mr. Vantine here."
Her face looked white behind her veil, and I could see how red her lips were I didn't like her looks, sir, from the first." "How was she dressed?" "In a dark gown, sir, cut so skimpy that I knowed she was French before she spoke." "Ah!" said Grady. "She was French, was she?" "Yes, sir; though she could speak some English. She asked for Mr. Vantine. I told her Mr. Vantine was busy.
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