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Whenever Sylvia saw them, and she saw them daily at the Casino, either Madame Wachner or L'Ami Fritz would ask her in an eager, sympathetic voice, "Have you had news of Madame Wolsky?" And then, when she shook her head sadly, they would express and especially Madame Wachner would express increasing concern and surprise at Anna's extraordinary silence.
If this Madame Wolsky had a large sum of money in notes and gold, it becomes very important that we should know where she is." They all three left the shabby little house together, and Sylvia could not help wondering what would happen there while they were gone. But the Commissioner solved her doubts by turning the key in the door. The Count hailed a cab, and they all got into it.
"Yes, I think I know what it means," said Count Paul between his teeth. "A letter like this purported to come from Madame Wolsky when she disappeared. But do not let us make a scene here. Let us go at once where I believe she is, for if what I fear is true every moment is of value." He plucked the Englishman by the sleeve, and hurried him out into the grateful darkness.
If you do go away and I greatly fear that you will do so then I advise you, together and separately, to return to Paris as soon as possible." "One question I must ask of you," said Anna Wolsky urgently. "How goes my luck? You know what I mean? I play!"
When Bill Chester spoke as if he had authority over her, it always made her indignant, even angry. "Did I?" she said nervously. "Yes! You asked me if I had persuaded Madame Wolsky to leave Lacville. Well, now I ask you, in my turn, whether it has ever occurred to you that the Wachners know more of your Polish friend's departure than they admit?
"Madame will not say too much about her friend's departure, will she?" she said more graciously. "I do not want any embarrassments with the police. Everything is quite en règle, is it not? After all, Madame Wolsky had a right to go away without telling anyone of her plans, had she not, Madame?" Sylvia turned round. "Certainly, she had an entire right to do so," she answered coldly.
There, actually lying open before her, between two leaves of the little note-book, was a letter signed by Anna Wolsky! It was a short note, in French, apparently an answer to one Madame Wachner had sent reminding her of her engagement. It was odd that the Wachners had said nothing of this note, for it made Anna's conduct seem stranger than ever.
But Anna Wolsky was staring at Madame Cagliostra with a serious look. "Very well," she exclaimed, in her rather indifferent French. "Very well! We will both take the Grand Jeu at fifteen francs the two." She turned and smiled at Sylvia. "It will be," she said, quaintly, and in English, "my 'treat, dear friend."
Then he raised his head, and, in a very different tone, he exclaimed, "Do not be afraid, Mr. Chester, those infamous people shall not be allowed to escape! Poor Madame Wolsky shall surely be avenged. But Mrs. Bailey will not be asked to make any statement, except in writing in what you in England call an affidavit. You do not realise, although you doubtless know, what our legal procedure is like.
Next day the man said his safe had been broken open by a foreign waiter who had disappeared. Our friend had no redress none at all! Malfait may be a very good sort of man, but I would not give him your money " she turned to Anna. "No, of course not," said Madame Wolsky. "I should never think of entrusting a really large sum of money to a man of whom I know nothing.
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