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Chauxville laughed again in an
ittuiolional way
You alter little lie said Your
ilainuess of speech takes me back to
Petersburg Yes I admit that Mrs
Sydney Bamborough rather interested
me But I assume too much That is
no reason why she should interest
you
She does not my good friend but
you do I am all attention
Do you know anything of her
asked De Chauxvllle perfunctorily not
as a man who expects an answer of in
tends to believe that which he may be
about to hear
Nothing
You are likely to know more
Karl Steinmetz shrugged his heavy
shoulders and shook his head doubt
fully
I am not a ladies man he added
gruffly The good God has not shaped
me that way I am too fat Has Mrs
Sydney Bamborough fallen in love
with me lias some imprudent person
shown her my photograph I hope not
Heaven forbid
He puffed steadily at his pipe and
glanced quickly at De Chauxville
through the smoke
No answered the Frenchman quite
gravely Frenchmen by the way do
not admit that one may be too middle
aged or too stout for love But she is
on good terms with the prince
Which prince
Pavlo
The Frenchman snapped out the
word watching the others benevolent
countenance Steinmetz continued to
smoke placidly and contentedly
My master he said at length I
suppose that some day he will marry
De Chauxville shrugged his shoul
ders He touched the button of the
electric bell and when the servant ap
peared ordered coffee The servant
brought the coffee which he drank
thoughtfully
And why not Mrs Sydney Bambor
ough asked Steinmetz suddenly
Why not indeed replied De
Chauxville It is no affair of mine
A wise man reduces his affairs to a
minimum and his interest in the af
fairs of his neighbor to less But I
thought it would interest you
Thanks
The tone of the big man in the arm
chair was not dry Karl Steinmetz
knew better than to indulge in that
pastime Dryness is apt to parch the
fount of expansiveness
Who was Sydney Bamborough at
any rate De Chauxville asked
So far as I remember answered
Steinmetz he was something in the
diplomatic service
Yes but what
My dear friend you had better ask
his widow when next you sit beside her
at dinner
How do you know that I sat beside
her at dinner
I did not know it replied Stein
metz with a quiet smile which left De
Chauxville in doubt as tQ whether he
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was very stupid or exceedingly clever
She seems to be very well off
said the Frenchman
I am glad as she is going to marry
my master
De Chauxville laughed almost awk
wardly and for a fraction of a second
he changed countenance under Steiu
inetzs quiet ej es
One can never know whom a wo
man intends to marry he said care
lessly even if they can themselves
which I doubt But I do not under
stand how it is that she is so much
better or appears to be since the
death of her husband
Ah she Is much better off or appears
to be since the death of her husband
said the stout man in his slow Ger
manic way
Yes
De Chauxville rose stretched himself
and yawned Men are not always be
it understood on their best behavior
at their club
Good night he said shortly
Good night my very dear friend
After the Frenchman had left Karl
Steinmetz remained quite motionless
and expressionless in his chair until
such time as he concluded that De
Chauxville was tired of watching him
through the glass door Then he slow
ly sat forward in his chair and looked
back over his shoulder
Our friend he muttered is afraid
that Paul is going to marry this wo
man Now I wonder why
These two had met before in a past
which has little or nothing to do with
the present narrative They had dis
liked each other with a completeness
partly bred of racial hatred partly the
outcome of diverse interests But of
late years they had drifted apart
There was no reason why the friend
ship such as it was should not have
lapsed into a mere bowing acquaint
ance
Steinmetz knew that the Frenchman
had recognized him before entering the
room It was to be presumed that he
had deliberately chosen to cross the
threshold knowing that a recognition
was inevitable Karl Steinmetz went
farther He suspected that De Chaux
ville had come to the Talleyrand club
having heard that he was in England
with the purpose in view of seeking
him out and warning him against Mrs
Sydney Bamborough
It would appear murmured the
stout philosopher that we are about
to work together for the first time
But if there is one thing that I dislike
more than the enmity of Claude de
Chauxville it is his friendship
CHAPTER VII
J ARL STEINMETZ lifted his pen
from the paper before him and
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Now I wonder he said aloud
how many bushels there are in a ton
Ach how am I to find out These
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He sat and hardly looked up when
Ife clock struck 7 It was a quiet
room this in which he sat the library
of Pauls London house The noise of
Piccadilly readied his ears as a faint
roar not entirely unpleasant but socia
ble and full of life Accustomed as he
was to the great silence of Russia
where sound seems lost in space the
hum of a crowded humanity was a
pleasant change to this philosopher
who loved his kind while full recog
nizing its little weaknesses
Wliile he sat there still wondering
how many bushels of seed made a ton
Paul Alexis came Into the room The
younger man was in evening dress
He looked at the clock rather eagerly
Will you dine here he asked and
Steinmetz wheeled around in his chair
I am going out to dinner he explain
ed further
Ah said the elder man
I am going to Mrs Sydney Barn
boroughs I shall probably ask her to
marry me
And she will probably say yes
I am not so sure about that said
Paul with a laugh for this man was
without conceit I do not see why she
should he went on gravely He was
standing by the empty fireplace a
manly upright figure one who was
not very clever not brilliant at all
somewhat slow in his speech but sure
deadly sure in the honesty of his pur
pose
Karl Steinmetz looked at him and
smiled openly witli the quaint air of
resignation that was his
You have never seen her eh in
quired Paul
Steinmetz paused then he told a lie
a good one well told deliberately
No
We are going to the opera box F2
If you come in I shall have pleasure
in introducing you The sooner j ou
know each other the better I am sure
you will approve
I think you ought to marry money
Why
Steinmetz laughed
JJOh he answered because every
body does who can There is Catrina
Lanovitch an estate as big as yours
adjoining yours a great Russian fam
ily a good girl who is willing
Paul laughed a good wholesome
laugh
You are inclined to exaggerate my
manifold and obvious qualifications
he said Catrina is a very nice girl
but I do not think she would marry
me even if I asked her
Which you do not intend to do
Certainly not
Then you will make an enemy of
her said Steinmetz quietly It may
be inconvenient but that cannot be
helped A woman scorned you know
Shakespeare or the Bible I always mix
them up No Paul Catrina Lanovitch
is a dangerous enemy She has been
making love to you these last four
years and you would have seen it if
you had not been a fool I am afraid
my good Paul you are a fool God
bless you for it
I think you are wrong said Paul
rather curtly not about me being a
fool but about Catrina Lanovitch If
you are right however it only makes
me dislike her instead of being perfect
ly indifferent to her
His honest face Hushed up finely and
he turned away to look at the clock
again
I hate your way of talking about
women Steinmetz he said loure
a C3nical old beast you know
Heaven forbid my dear prince I
admire all women they are so clever
so innocent so pure minded Do not
your English novels prove it your Eng
lish stage your newspapers so high
toned Who supports the novelist the
playright the actor who but your
English ladles
Better than being cooks like your
German ladies retorted Paul stoutly
Better than being cooks
I doubt it I very much doubt it
my friend At what time shall I pre
seut myself at box F2 this evening
About 9 as soon as you like
So Paul noward Alexis sallied forth
to seek the hand of the lady of his
choice and as he left his own door that
lady was receiving Claude de Chaux
ville in her drawing room The two
had not met for some weeks not in
deed since Etta had told the French
man that she could not marry him
Her invitation to dine couched in the
usual friendly words had been the first
move in that game commonly called
bluff Claude de Chauxvilles ac
ceptance of the same had been the
second move And these two persons
who were not afraid of each other
shook hands with a pleasant smile of
greeting while Paul hurried toward
them through the busy streets
Am I forgiven that I am invited to
dinner asked De Chauxville imper
turbably when the servant had left
them alone
Forgiven for what she asked at
length in that preoccupied tone of voice
which tells wise men that only ques
tions of dress will be considered
De Chauxville shrugged his shoul
ders in his graceful Gallic way
Mon Dieu he exclaimed For a
crime which requires no excuse and no
explanation other than a mirror
She looked up at him innocently
A mirror
Yours Have you forgiven me for
falling In love with you It is I am
told a crime that women sometimes
condone
It was no crime she said She
had heard the wheels of Pauls car
riage It was a misfortune Please
let us forget that it ever happened
De Chauxville twirled his neat mus
tache looking keenly at her the while
You forget he said But I will
remember
She did not answer but turned with
a smile to greet Paul
I think you know each other she
said gracefully when she had shaken
hands and the two men bowed They
were foreigners be It understood
There were three languages In which
they could understand each ot or with
equal ease
Where Is Maggie exclaimed Mrs
Bamborough She Is always late
When I am here reilected De
Chauxville But he did not say it
Miss Delafield kept them waiting a
few minutes and during that time
Etta Sydney Bamborough gave a very
line display of prowess with the dou
ble stringed bow She had a smile and
an epigram for Claude de Chauxville
a grave air of sympathetic interest in
more serious affairs for Paul Alexis
She was bright and amusing guileless
and very worldly wise in the same
breath simple for Paul and a match
for De Chauxville within the space of
three seconds
Paul was asked to take Mrs Sydney
Bamborough down to dinner by the
lady herself
Mon ami she said in a quiet aside
to De Chauxville before making her
request it is the first time the prince
dines here
She spoke in French Maggie and
Paul were talking together at the oth
er end of the room De Chauxville
bowed in silence
At dinner the conversation was nec
essarily general and as such is not
worth reporting N6 general conversa
tion one finds is of much value when
set down in black and white It is not
even grammatical nowadays To be
more correct let us note that the talk
lay between Etta and M de Chaux
ville who had a famous supply of epi
grams and bright nothings delivered in
such a way that they really sounded
like wisdom Etta was equal to him
sometimes capping his sharp wit
sometimes contenting herself with sil
very laughter Maggie Delafield seemed
rather abstracted as De Chauxville
noted The girls dislike for him was
an iron that entered the quick of his
vanity anew every time lie saw her
There was no petulance in the aver
sion sucli as he had perceived with
other maidens who were only resent
ing a passing negligence or seeking to
pique his curiosity This was a steady
and if you will unmaidenly aversion
which Maggie conscientiously attempt
ed to conceal
Maggie was by turns quite silent and
very talkative When Paul and Etta
Avere speaking together she never
looked at them but fixedly at her own
plate at a decanter or a saltcellar
When she spoke she addressed her re
marks valueless enough in themselves
exclusively to the man she disliked
Claude de Chauxville
There was something amiss in the
pretty little room There were shad
ows seated around that pretty little
table beside the guests in their prett
dresses and their black coats silent
cold shadows who ate nothing while
they chilled the dainty food and took
the sweetness from the succulent dish
es These shadows had crept in un
awares to take their phantom places
at the table and only Etta seemed able
to jostle hers aside and talk it down
She took the whole burden of the con
versation upon her pretty shoulders
and bore it through the little banquet
with unerring skill and unflinching
good humor
Claude de Chauxville was for the
moment forced to assume an humble
role because he had no choice Maggie
Delafield was passive for the time be
ing because that which would make
her active was no more than a tiny
seedling in her heart The girl bid fair
to be one of those women who develop
late who ripen slowly like the best
fruit
During the drive to the opera house
the two women in Ettas snug little
brougham were silent Etta had her
thoughts to occupy her She was at
the crucial point of a difficult game
She could not afford to allow even a
friend to see so much as the corners of
the cards she held
In the luxurious box it was easily
enough arranged Etta and Paul to
gether in front De Chauxville and
Maggie at the other corner of the box
I have asked iny friend Karl Stein
metz to come in during the evening
said Paul to Etta when they were
seated Tie is anxious to make your
acquaintance He is my prime minis
ter over in Russia
Etta smiled graciously
It is kind of him she answered
to be anxious to make my acquaint
ance
She was apparently listening to the
music In reality she was hurrying
back mentally over half a dozen years
She had never had much to do with
the stout German philosopher but she
knew enough of him to scorn the faint
hope that he might have forgotten her
name and her individuality Etta
Bamborough had never been discon
certed in her life yet This incident
came very near to bringing about the
catastrophe
At what time she asked is he
coming In
About half past 9
It was a race and Etta won it She
had only half an hour De Chauxville
was there and Maggie with her quiet
honest eyes But the widow of Sydl
ney Bamborough made Paul ask her
to be his wife and she promised vto
give him his answer later She diTit
uespue a thousand difficulties
tt m 4i
more than one danger aceomnlisliPri
ua uu sporting people sav plen
ty to spare before the door behind
them was opened by the attendant and
Karl Steinmetz burly humorously im
perturbable and impenetrable stood
smiling gravely on the situation
He saw Claude de Chauxville and
before the Frenchman had turned
round the expression on Steinmetzs
large and placid countenance had
changed from the self consciousness
usually preceding an introduction to
one of a dim recognition
I have had the pleasure of meet
ing madame somewhere before I
think In SL
Petersburg- was if not
Etta composed and smiling said that
it was so and Introduced him to
i ue unauxvllle took the
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