2/24 It will certainly be taken into account." M.Gournay-Martin's butler appeared in the doorway of the drawing-room: "If you please, sir, lunch is served," he said. "Good!" he said, "good! Gentlemen, you will lunch with me, I hope." "Thank you," said M.Formery. "There is nothing else for us to do, at any rate at present, and in the house. I am not quite satisfied about Mademoiselle Kritchnoff--at least Guerchard is not. I propose to question her again--about those earlier thefts." "I'm sure there's nothing in that," said the Duke quickly. |