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Divorce
Afterwaitingtenminutes,hesawMadeleinecomeoutandgotowardtheboulevards.Whenshewasoutofearshot,heputhisheadoutofthewindowandcried:"Goon!"
ThecabproceededonitswayandstoppedattheCoq-Faisan.Georgesenteredthedining-roomandateslowly,lookingathiswatchfromtimetotime.Atseven-thirtyheleftanddrovetoRueLaRochefoucauld.Hemountedtothethirdstoryofahouseinthatstreet,andaskedthemaidwhoopenedthedoor:"IsM.GuibertdeLormeathome?"
"Yes,sir."
Hewasshownintothedrawing-room,andafterwaitingsometime,atallmanwithamilitarybearingandgrayhairentered.Hewasthepolicecommissioner.
DuRoybowed,thensaid:"AsIsuspected,mywifeiswithherloverinfurnishedapartmentstheyhaverentedonRuedesMartyrs."
Themagistratebowed:"Iamatyourservice,sir."
"Verywell,Ihaveacabbelow."AndwiththreeotherofficerstheyproceededtothehouseinwhichDuRoyexpectedtosurprisehiswife.Oneofficerremainedatthedoortowatchtheexit;onthesecondfloortheyhalted;DuRoyrangthebellandtheywaited.IntwoorthreeminutesGeorgesrangagainseveraltimesinsuccession.Theyheardalightstepapproach,andawoman’svoice,evidentlydisguised,asked:
"Whoisthere?"
Thepoliceofficerreplied:"Openinthenameofthelaw.
