"
"Yes, yes. You fellows are fortunate. You get rewarded. By the by, who
pays the piper tomorrow?"
The journalist made a slight outward movement with his arms, as though
he would intimate that no one had ever been able to find out. But
Vandeuvres called to Steiner, who knew M. de Bismarck. Mme du Joncquoy
had almost convinced herself of the truth of her suppositions; she
concluded with these words:
"He gave me an unpleasant impression. I think his face is evil. But I am
quite willing to believe that he has a deal of wit. It would account for
his successes."
"Without doubt," said the banker with a faint smile. He was a Jew from
Frankfort.
Meanwhile La Faloise at last made bold to question his cousin. He
followed him up and got inside his guard:
"There's supper at a woman's tomorrow evening? With which of them, eh?
With which of them?"
Fauchery motioned to him that they were overheard and must respect the
conventions here. The door had just been opened anew, and an old lady
had come in, followed by a young man in whom the journalist recognized
the truant schoolboy, perpetrator of the famous and as yet unforgotten
"tres chic" of the Blonde Venus first night. This lady's arrival caused
a stir among the company.
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