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Chapter 10

           BeforetheofficerspokeDicksawbyhisexpressionthatitwouldbeallright.Themansaidhesitantly,"IhavemadenoentrybecausetheyhavenoCartesd’Identité.Imustseegivemethemoney."

           AnhourlaterDickandM.GaussedroppedthewomenbytheMajesticHotel,whereLadyCaroline’schauffeursleptinherlandaulet.

           "Remember,"saidDick,"youoweMonsieurGausseahundreddollarsapiece."

           "Allright,"Maryagreed,"I’llgivehimacheckto-morrowandsomethingmore."

           "NotI!"Startled,theyallturnedtoLadyCaroline,who,nowentirelyrecovered,wasswollenwithrighteousness."Thewholethingwasanoutrage.BynomeansdidIauthorizeyoutogiveahundreddollarstothosepeople."

           LittleGaussestoodbesidethecar,hiseyesblazingsuddenly.

           "Youwon’tpayme?"

           "Ofcourseshewill,"saidDick.

           SuddenlytheabusethatGaussehadonceenduredasabusboyinLondonflamedupandhewalkedthroughthemoonlightuptoLadyCaroline.

           Hewhippedastringofcondemnatorywordsabouther,andassheturnedawaywithafrozenlaugh,hetookastepafterherandswiftlyplantedhislittlefootinthemostcelebratedoftargets.LadyCaroline,takenbysurprise,flungupherhandslikeapersonshotashersailor-cladformsprawledforwardonthesidewalk

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