"I will go and take rooms elsewhere." He left the hotel, and walked towards the Ritz.

At the corner of the Place Vendome an automobile was pulled up with a jerk within a few feet of him.

A tired-looking boy leaned over wearily towards him from the front seat.
"Sir George," he said, "can you give me five minutes ?" "With pleasure!" he answered.

"I was going into the Ritz.

Come and have something." "To Maxim's, if you don't mind," the Vicomte said.