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Chapter 19

           AtaPullmanentrancetwocarsoff,avividscenedetacheditselffromthetenorofmanyfarewells.Theyoungwomanwiththehelmet-likehairtowhomNicolehadspokenmadeanodddodginglittlerunawayfromthemantowhomshewastalkingandplungedafrantichandintoherpurse;thenthesoundoftworevolvershotscrackedthenarrowairoftheplatform.Simultaneouslytheenginewhistledsharplyandthetrainbegantomove,momentarilydwarfingtheshotsinsignificance.Abewavedagainfromhiswindow,oblivioustowhathadhappened.Butbeforethecrowdclosedin,theothershadseentheshotstakeeffect,seenthetargetsitdownupontheplatform.

           Onlyafterahundredyearsdidthetrainstop;Nicole,Mary,andRosemarywaitedontheoutskirtswhileDickfoughthiswaythrough.Itwasfiveminutesbeforehefoundthemagainbythistimethecrowdhadsplitintotwosections,following,respectively,themanonastretcherandthegirlwalkingpaleandfirmbetweendistraughtgendarmes.

           "ItwasMariaWallis,"Dicksaidhurriedly."ThemansheshotwasanEnglishmantheyhadanawfultimefindingoutwho,becausesheshothimthroughhisidentificationcard."Theywerewalkingquicklyfromthetrain,swayedalongwiththecrowd."Ifoundoutwhatpostedepolicethey’retakinghertosoI’llgothere"

           "ButhersisterlivesinParis,"Nicoleobjected."Whynotphoneher?Seemsverypeculiarnobodythoughtofthat.She’smarriedtoaFrenchman,andhecandomorethanwecan."

           Dickhesitated,shookhisheadandstartedoff.

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