One o’Clock in the Morning

           

           Thisgardenwasverybig,ithadbeenplannedafewyearsagoinperfecttaste.Butthetreesweremorethanacenturyold.Ithadacertainrusticatmosphere.Massinger.

           HewasgoingtowriteacountermandinglettertoFouquéwheneleveno’clockstruck.Henoisilyturnedthelockofthedoorofhisroomasthoughhehadlockedhimselfin.Hewentwithasleuth-likesteptoobservewhatwashappeningoverthehouse,especiallyonthefourthstoreywheretheservantsslept.Therewasnothingunusual.OneofmadamedelaMole’schambermaidswasgivinganentertainment,theservantsweretakingpunchwithmuchgaiety."Thosewholaughlikethat,"thoughtJulien,"cannotbeparticipatinginthenocturnalexpedition;iftheywere,theywouldbemoreserious."

           Eventuallyhestationedhimselfinanobscurecornerofthegarden."Iftheirplanistohidethemselvesfromtheservantsofthehouse,theywilldespatchthepersonswhomtheyhavetoldofftosurprisemeoverthegardenwall.

           "IfM.deCroisenoisshowsanysenseofproportioninthismatter,heisboundtofinditlesscompromisingfortheyoungperson,whomhewishestomakehiswifeifhehasmesurprisedbeforeIenterherroom."

           Hemadeamilitaryandextremelydetailedreconnaissance."Myhonourisatstake,"hethought."IfItumbleintosomepitfallitwillnotbeanexcuseinmyowneyestosay,’Ineverthoughtofit.’"

           Theweatherwasdesperatelyserene.Abouteleveno’clockthemoonrose,athalf-pasttwelveitcompletelyilluminatedthefacadeofthehôtellookingoutuponthegarden.

           "Sheismad,"Juliensaidtohimself.

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