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Chapter 10

           It’ssomethingserioustheagentwouldn’ttellme;hekeptsaying‘pasdemortespasd’automobiles’butheimplieditwasjustabouteverythingelse."

           "WhyonearthdidtheycallonYOU?Itsoundsverypeculiartome."

           "They’vegottogetoutonbailtosavetheirfaces;andonlysomepropertyownerintheAlpesMaritimescangivebail."

           "Theyhadtheirnerve."

           "Idon’tmind.HoweverI’llpickupGausseatthehotel"

           Nicolestayedawakeafterhehaddepartedwonderingwhatoffensetheycouldhavecommitted;thensheslept.AlittleafterthreewhenDickcameinshesatupstarkawakesaying,"What?"asiftoacharacterinherdream.

           "Itwasanextraordinarystory"Dicksaid.Hesatonthefootofherbed,tellingherhowhehadrousedoldGaussefromanAlsatiancoma,toldhimtocleanouthiscashdrawer,anddrivenwithhimtothepolicestation.

           "Idon’tliketodosomethingforthatAnglaise,"Gaussegrumbled.

           MaryNorthandLadyCaroline,dressedinthecostumeofFrenchsailors,loungedonabenchoutsidethetwodingycells.ThelatterhadtheoutragedairofaBritonwhomomentarilyexpectedtheMediterraneanfleettosteamuptoherassistance.MaryMinghettiwasinaconditionofpanicandcollapsesheliterallyflungherselfatDick’sstomachasthoughthatwerethepointofgreatestassociation,imploringhimtodosomething.

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