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XIV The Singular Attitude Of A Safety-pin
"Lookhere,I’llgoandhuntthemoutmyself!"
Gabriel,turningverygloomyandserious,stoppedhim.
"Becarefulwhatyou’redoing,Mercier!Ifthey’restayingintheiroffice,it’sprobablybecausetheyhaveto!O.G.hasmorethanonetrickinhisbag!"
ButMerciershookhishead.
"That’stheirlookout!I’mgoing!Ifpeoplehadlistenedtome,thepolicewouldhaveknowneverythinglongago!"
Andhewent.
"What’severything?"askedRemy."Whatwastheretotellthepolice?Whydon’tyouanswer,Gabriel?...Ah,soyouknowsomething!Well,youwoulddobettertotellme,too,ifyoudon’twantmetoshoutoutthatyouareallgoingmad!...Yes,that’swhatyouare:mad!"
Gabrielputonastupidlookandpretendednottounderstandtheprivatesecretary’sunseemlyoutburst.
"What’something’amIsupposedtoknow?"hesaid."Idon’tknowwhatyoumean."
Remybegantolosehistemper.
"Thisevening,RichardandMoncharminwerebehavinglikelunatics,here,betweentheacts."
"Inevernoticedit,"growledGabriel,verymuchannoyed.
"Thenyou’retheonlyone!...DoyouthinkthatIdidn’tseethem?...AndthatM.Parabise,themanageroftheCreditCentral,noticednothing?...AndthatM.deLaBorderie,theambassador,hasnoeyestoseewith?...Why,allthesubscriberswerepointingatourmanagers!"
"Butwhatwereourmanagersdoing?"askedGabriel,puttingonhismostinnocentair.
"Whatweretheydoing?Youknowbetterthananyonewhattheyweredoing!...Youwerethere!...Andyouwerewatchingthem,youandMercier!...Andyouweretheonlytwowhodidn’tlaugh.
