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XVI Mme. Giry's Revelations
AnythingthattheghostaskedM.PolignytodoM.Polignydid.M.Polignycouldrefusetheghostnothing."
"Youhear,Richard:Polignycouldrefusetheghostnothing."
"Yes,yes,Ihear!"saidRichard."M.Polignyisafriendoftheghost;and,asMme.GiryisafriendofM.Poligny,thereweare!...ButIdon’tcareahangaboutM.Poligny,"headdedroughly."TheonlypersonwhosefatereallyinterestsmeisMme.Giry...Mme.Giry,doyouknowwhatisinthisenvelope?"
"Why,ofcoursenot,"shesaid.
"Well,look."
Mine.Girylookedintotheenvelopewithalacklustereye,whichsoonrecovereditsbrilliancy.
"Thousand-francnotes!"shecried.
"Yes,Mme.Giry,thousand-francnotes!Andyouknewit!"
"I,sir?I?...Iswear..."
"Don’tswear,Mme.Giry!...AndnowIwilltellyouthesecondreasonwhyIsentforyou.Mme.Giry,Iamgoingtohaveyouarrested."
Thetwoblackfeathersonthedingybonnet,whichusuallyaffectedtheattitudeoftwonotesofinterrogation,changedintotwonotesofexclamation;asforthebonnetitself,itswayedinmenaceontheoldlady’stempestuouschignon.Surprise,indignation,protestanddismaywerefurthermoredisplayedbylittleMeg’smotherinasortofextravagantmovementofoffendedvirtue,halfbound,halfslide,thatbroughtherrightunderthenoseofM.Richard,whocouldnothelppushingbackhischair.
"HAVEMEARRESTED!"
ThemouththatspokethosewordsseemedtospitthethreeteeththatwerelefttoitintoRichard’sface.
M.Richardbehavedlikeahero.Heretreatednofarther.
