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XVI Mme. Giry's Revelations
Richardeither,forthatmatter!"
"Aha!"saidRichard,suddenlyassumingaswaggeringairwhichMoncharmindidnotlike."Iknewnothingeither!Youputtwenty-thousandfrancsinmypocketandIknewnothingeither!Iamverygladtohearit,Mme.Giry!"
"Yes,"theterribledameagreed,"yes,it’strue.Weneitherofusknewanything.Butyou,youmusthaveendedbyfindingout!"
RichardwouldcertainlyhaveswallowedMme.Giryalive,ifMoncharminhadnotbeenthere!ButMoncharminprotectedher.Heresumedhisquestions:
"WhatsortofenvelopedidyouputinM.Richard’spocket?Itwasnottheonewhichwegaveyou,theonewhichyoutooktoBoxFivebeforeoureyes;andyetthatwastheonewhichcontainedthetwenty-thousandfrancs."
"Ibegyourpardon.TheenvelopewhichM.leDirecteurgavemewastheonewhichIslippedintoM.leDirecteur’spocket,"explainedMme.Giry."TheonewhichItooktotheghost’sboxwasanotherenvelope,justlikeit,whichtheghostgavemebeforehandandwhichIhidupmysleeve."
Sosaying,Mme.Girytookfromhersleeveanenvelopereadypreparedandsimilarlyaddressedtothatcontainingthetwenty-thousandfrancs.Themanagerstookitfromher.Theyexamineditandsawthatitwasfastenedwithsealsstampedwiththeirownmanagerialseal.Theyopenedit.ItcontainedtwentyBankofSt.Farcenoteslikethosewhichhadsomuchastoundedthemthemonthbefore.
"Howsimple!"saidRichard.
"Howsimple!"repeatedMoncharmin.AndhecontinuedwithhiseyesfixeduponMme.Giry,asthoughtryingtohypnotizeher.
