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FACE TO FACE.
As the two approached the mansion where George Fournel lived, they saw the door open and a man come hurriedly out into the street.

He wore his wrist in a sling.
Madelinette caught Madame Marie's arm.

She did not speak, but her heart sank within her.

The man was Tardif.
He saw them and shuffled over.
"Ha, Madame," he said, "he has the will, and I've not done with you yet--you'll see." Then, shaking a fist in Madelinette's face, he clattered off into the darkness.
They crossed the street, and Madame Marie knocked at Fournel's door.
It was at once opened, and Madelinette announced herself.