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           There’snowitchcraftaboutthat!"

           "Nowitchcraft!"growledRichard,rollinghiseyeslikeJupiterTonans."Nowitchcraft!Why,I’vejustcaughtyouinalie,youoldwitch!"

           Mme.Girybristled,withherthreeteethstickingoutofhermouth.

           "Andwhy,mayIask?"

           "BecauseIspentthateveningwatchingBoxFiveandtheshamenvelopewhichyouputthere.Ididnotgototheballet-foyerforasecond."

           "No,sir,andIdidnotgiveyoutheenvelopethatevening,butatthenextperformance...ontheeveningwhentheunder-secretaryofstateforfinearts..."

           Atthesewords,M.RichardsuddenlyinterruptedMme.Giry:

           "Yes,that’strue,Iremembernow!Theunder-secretarywentbehindthescenes.Heaskedforme.Iwentdowntotheballet-foyerforamoment.Iwasonthefoyersteps...Theunder-secretaryandhischiefclerkwereinthefoyeritself.Isuddenlyturnedaround...youhadpassedbehindme,Mme.Giry...Youseemedtopushagainstme...Oh,Icanseeyoustill,Icanseeyoustill!"

           "Yes,that’sit,sir,that’sit.Ihadjustfinishedmylittlebusiness.Thatpocketofyours,sir,isveryhandy!"

           AndMme.Giryoncemoresuitedtheactiontotheword,ShepassedbehindM.Richardand,sonimblythatMoncharminhimselfwasimpressedbyit,slippedtheenvelopeintothepocketofoneofthetailsofM.Richard’sdress-coat.

           "Ofcourse!"exclaimedRichard,lookingalittlepale."It’sverycleverofO.G.Theproblemwhichhehadtosolvewasthis:howtodoawaywithanydangerousintermediarybetweenthemanwhogivesthetwenty-thousandfrancsandthemanwhoreceivesit