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3. At the Villa Geneviève

           Onecouldseethathewasonthebrinkofacrisisofthenerves.Andwhocouldwonder,withanaffairconductedsuchafashion?Noreticence,nodiscretion.Styleanglais,withoutdoubt!”

           Iboundedindignantlyinmyseat,buttheexaminingmagistratewascontinuinghisquestions,undistractedbysideissues.

           “YousaythatM.RenauldhadnottoletMadameDaubreuilout?Hadsheleft,then?”

           “Yes,monsieur.Iheardthemcomeoutofthestudyandgotothedoor.Monsieursaidgoodnight,andshutthedoorafterher.”

           “Whattimewasthat?”

           “Abouttwenty-fiveminutesafterten,monsieur.”

           “DoyouknowwhenM.Renauldwenttobed?”

           “Iheardhimcomeupabouttenminutesafterwedid.Thestaircreakssothatonehearseveryonewhogoesupanddown.”

           “Andthatisall?Youheardnosoundofdisturbanceduringthenight?”

           “Nothingwhatever,monsieur.”

           “Whichoftheservantscamedownthefirstinthemorning?”

           “Idid,monsieur.AtonceIsawthedoorswingingopen.”

           “Whatabouttheotherdownstairswindows,weretheyallfastened?”

           “Everyoneofthem.Therewasnothingsuspiciousoroutofplaceanywhere.”

           “Good,Françoise,youcango.”

           Theoldwomanshuffledtowardsthedoor.Onthethresholdshelookedback.

           “Iwilltellyouonething,monsieur.ThatMadameDaubreuilsheisabadone!Oh,yes,onewomanknowsaboutanother.Sheisabadone,rememberthat.”And,shakingherheadsagely,Françoiselefttheroom.

           “LéonieOulard,”calledthemagistrate.

           Léonieappeareddissolvedintears,andinclinedtobehysterical.M.Hautetdealtwithheradroitly.

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