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- THE CLIQUE OF GOLD
- BY
- EMILE GABORIAU
- THE CLIQUE OF GOLD
- I.
- Between each blow he cried,--
- And, as the neighbors expressed some doubts, he cried furiously,--
- The people shuddered; and a woman’s voice exclaimed,--
- There were the two letters. On the first he read,--
- Count Ville-Handry, Rue de Varennest 115. And, on the other,--
- M. Maxime de Brevan, 62 Rue Laffitte.
- Then, shrugging his shoulders, he added,--
- And, turning to Master Chevassat, he added,--
- The dealer in old clothes seemed to be amazed; he frowned and said,--
- The old merchant shook his head, and said in his softest voice,--
- And, delighted to get away, he said to Papa Ravinet--
- She stopped, smiling wickedly, and then added,--
- She interrupted him by a gesture, and said,--
- He replied,--
- Papa Ravinet’s eyes shone with delight; and he exclaimed joyously,--
- II.
- The servant handed her his card; she took it, and read,--
- III.
- There she had heard the doctors utter the fatal words,--
- He laughed heartily, tapped her cheek playfully, and said,--
- Then he added more seriously,--
- He turned his head aside, hesitated moment, and then replied,--
- She blushed crimson; but she said timidly,--
- She rose, trembling with indignation, and replied,--
- She shook her head sadly, and said in a tone of utter dejection,--
- It struck ten. She rose, offered her hand to Daniel, and said,--
- IV.
- Without a moment’s hesitation, he rose and said in a solemn voice,--
- A cab was passing; he hailed it, jumped in, and cried to the driver,--
- Then, suddenly noticing Daniel’s terrified appearance, he added,--
- But Brevan interrupted him, shaking his head kindly, and saying,--
- Thoroughly mystified, Brevan raised his hand, and said,--
- Brevan looked at him with an air of pity, and said,--
- And then he added with almost sternness, mixed with bitter sarcasm,--
- Maxime shrugged his shoulders contemptuously, and said,--
- Maxime knew it; for he continued,--
- Brevan shook his head, and said,--
- Maxime replied with a bitter, ironical smile,--
- Daniel started up, and exclaimed,--
- V.
- Brevan came up close to Daniel, and whispered to him,--
- Then, turning to Daniel, she added,--
- Daniel did not seem to be convinced. He added,--
- VI.
- He shook his head gravely, and said in a solemn tone,--
- Daniel was about to speak; but he stopped him, saying,--
- He had already put on his hat and opened the door, when he added,--
- VII.
- Then he added, more collectedly,--
- But Daniel was not so easily shaken. He said,--
- Henrietta was up in a moment. She was about to exclaim,--
- When he had ended, Henrietta said warmly,--
- She raised her head proudly, and replied,--
- Henrietta understood perfectly what he meant. She answered,--
- She offered him her hand, and said solemnly,--
- The count looked displeased, and said,--
- VIII.
- Then Miss Brandon arose, and, coming up to Daniel, said to him,--
- But she shrugged her shoulders slightly, and replied in English,--
- Then turning to Daniel, she said to him in French,--
- IX.
- She sat down on a small sofa and began, after a short pause,--
- She shook her head, and then said very slowly,--
- And, as he hesitated to answer, she added:--
- Daniel took the letter, and read,--
- It was another letter written by Malgat to M. Elgin, and ran thus,--
- Daniel tried to say a few words of apology; but she interrupted him,--
- But she, starting up instantly, drew back, and cried,--
- Then breaking out in sobs, she stammered,--
- And he replied with terrible vehemence,--
- X.
- Then, suddenly conceiving a strange plan, he added,--
- And, sitting down at his bureau, he wrote to Miss Brandon,--
- Then, when he was once more alone, he murmured,--
- M. de Brevan shrugged his shoulders.
- Daniel was overcome. He stammered,--
- M. de Brevan jumped up, and said,--
- What had the count been told? Certainly not the truth. He went on,--
- The count interrupted him rudely, saying,--
- He checked himself for an instant, and then continued,--
- The young girl shook her head gently, and then she said,--
- Count Ville-Handry had become very red. He exclaimed,--
- She raised herself to her full height, and added in a higher voice,--
- Stung by this insult, Henrietta had stepped up close to her father,--
- And as she broke out in sobs, terrified by his words, he said,--
- And, looking at Daniel with grieved surprise, she added,--
- And then, fixing upon him a long, anxious glance, she added,--
- Henrietta stopped him by a gesture. Then she said,--
- Daniel could no longer doubt. He said,--
- She bowed her head, and answered in a tone of resignation,--
- Daniel tried once more to insist; but she cut him short, saying,--
- XI.
- She concluded thus,--
- She waited a moment; and, as he did not reply, she went on,--
- The old sailor bounded as he heard that word, and said furiously,--
- The other man went on,--
- He shrugged his shoulders, and said stoically,--
- The captain’s stern face cleared up, and he said approvingly,--
- Daniel was stunned, and stammered out,--
- Overcome by the atrocity of such a trick, he exclaimed,--
- XII.
- And, when his friend tried to remonstrate, he insisted,--
- M. de Brevan had turned very pale.
- But Daniel said, shrugging his shoulders,--
- And, looking at the clock, he added,--
- But Daniel interrupted him, and said,--
- Daniel tore the envelope, and read,--
- He was about to reply; but she continued in a broken voice,--
- She interrupted him with a nervous laugh, and said in bitter sarcasm,--
- Then he said in a gentle voice,--
- She looked at him in perfect amazement, stammering--
- He shrugged his shoulders, and continued in an icy tone,--
- Miss Brandon interrupted him with an angry gesture,--
- She hesitated, hung her head, and then said with a great effort,--
- He bowed ceremoniously, and replied in his gravest manner,--
- She was about to answer; but he did not give her time, and continued,--
- And, checking the sobs which impeded her words, she went on,--
- Then Daniel replied,--
- And, as she persisted in her silence, he resumed,--
- XIII.
- This was too much enthusiasm. M. de Brevan cut it short, asking,--
- And, without permitting himself to be interrupted, he went on,--
- M. de Brevan, however, had remained perfectly impassive, and now said,--
- An old gentleman came up, and said,--
- M. de Brevan shrugged his shoulders, and said in an undertone,--
- People came out, and said,--
- The conversation stopped at once. The old beau alone exclaimed,--
- Then, turning again to the valet, he asked,--
- Mrs. Brian was not of the same opinion. She declared,--
- Then Sir Thorn interrupted her, saying,--
- She interrupted him by a gesture, and exclaimed with startling energy,--
- XIV.
- It was M. de Brevan who wrote thus,--
- Farther on he wrote,--
- And again,--
- Finally, there came a postscript in these words,--
- She rang the bell; and, when her maid appeared, she said,--
- But a mocking voice from without interrupted her, saying,--
- He only shrugged his shoulders over and over again; then he said,--
- And, turning round to his colleagues, he said,--
- But the count interposed, saying,--
- But Count Ville-Handry continued, after a moment’s surprise, saying,--
- And when her father, who had been quietly watching her, asked,--
- Ringing, then, for Clarissa, who had come back, she said,--
- She looked upon him in utter despair, and then said in a low voice,--
- And, anxious to turn Henrietta’s thoughts from her father, he asked,--
- He had risen; and, while bowing deeply before Henrietta, he added,--
- XV.
- She went up to it, and read:--
- FRANCO-AMERICAN SOCIETY,
- And, agitated by a nervous tremor, she said, laughing painfully,--
- And, shrugging her shoulders, she added in a careless tone,--
- And, as Henrietta said nothing, she laughed, and said,--
- The countess shook her head sadly, and replied,--
- The countess gave it to him with these words,--
- But she replied sadly,--
- XVI.
- She did not manifest any surprise, and simply replied,--
- But he interrupted her, saying with unusual vehemence,--
- But what did that matter to Henrietta? She began, saying,--
- He yielded; but he said after careful consideration,--
- Sir Thorn shook his head with a sardonic smile, and said,--
- Then he seemed to make up his mind, and said, speaking rapidly,--
- He turned his head aside, and murmured, as if speaking to himself,--
- To this charge, which fell like a blow upon his face, he only replied,--
- M. Elgin laughed in a terrible way.
- Pensively Henrietta hung her head. Then she said,--
- And with sinking voice, she said,--
- XVII.
- She raised herself, and said, with a great effort,--
- And, shrugging her shoulders, she added,--
- But he advanced towards her with open arms, and went on,--
- He stopped, and, changing his tone, said to her,--
- XVIII.
- Then rousing herself, she said, her heart swelling with emotion,--
- Crimson with shame, Henrietta had stepped up. She whispered,--
- The clerk looked at her, and then asked quite gently,--
- One more hope, her last, vanished thus. She held out her hand, saying,--
- But the clerk now laughed, and replied,--
- And, finding that he had lost time enough, he went on,--
- And then, ready to change the conversation, she added,--
- XIX.
- She took the paper which he offered her, and there she read,--
- She only shrugged her shoulders; but he went on,--
- Coldly M. de Brevan bowed, as if he intended to say,--
- Then, opening the door, he added,--
- But the woman laughed at the first words, and said,--
- And, turning to Henrietta, she asked,--
- But the young woman said,--
- And, when Henrietta was at the door, she said,--
- The poor girl was almost outside, when she turned, and said,--
- Master Chevassat was the first to rise, and said,--
- But he, shrugging his shoulders, had answered,--
- XX.
- The woman hesitated. At last she answered,--
- She shook her head sadly, and replied, pointing to a chair,--
- But she interrupted him, saying with great solemnity,--
- As Henrietta was proceeding, he would murmur now and then,--
- Or,--
- Or, again,--
- Henrietta shuddered, and stammered out,--
- Then the old man, looking at her half surprised, said,--
- Papa Ravinet was evidently a little embarrassed. He said, however,--
- Henrietta had turned crimson. Now she stammered out,--
- XXI.
- Then overcoming her emotion, and turning to Papa Ravinet, she added,--
- He stopped at once. Then he resumed,--
- He was about to leave them, when the old lady held him back, and said,--
- Thereupon he bowed to Henrietta, and went away with the words,--
- But the old lady shook her head, and replied,--
- Henrietta jumped up, and exclaimed,--
- She continued to read,--
- And in another place, under the head of local items:--
- His voice changed, and he added in a very low tone,--
- Henrietta shook her head and said,--
- And, when objection was made, she went on,--
- The old dealer smiled almost contemptuously, and then continued,--
- But the old man scratched his head, and said,--
- Once more the old dealer had come up to the mantlepiece. He repeated,--
- Then laughing his odd, silent laugh,--
- And when his sister and Henrietta, terribly frightened, asked him,--
- XXII.
- A postscript she had added ran thus,--
- The man clapped his hands with delight, and said,--
- He saw it all in an instant; and his first thought was,--
- What had become of the boatman, however? At all events, he called,--
- XXIII.
- He had told Sarah Brandon on the eve of his departure,--
- At another time she said,--
- Then, again, swearing, like the roughest of his men, he added,--
- And jestingly they added,--
- Then, shrugging his shoulders, he said with a bitter laugh,--
- And then he added in a tone of supreme impudence,--
- But the old surgeon replied with a dark frown,--
- The old surgeon smiled, and said,--
- But the doctor rose, and stopped him with an air of fury,--
- He shook his head, and went on, after a moment’s silence,--
- Then, without noticing the officer’s objections, he added,--
- XXIV.
- The man hesitated. The magistrate added,--
- A slight blush passed over the man’s cheek’s, and he answered hastily,--
- The magistrate seemed not to notice it. He answered coldly,--
- The magistrate’s face looked more and more benevolent. He asked next,--
- Then he added in a tone of bitterness and resentment,--
- And, turning to the clerk, he said,--
- But he shook his head and answered,--
- But Daniel only smiled, and replied,--
- He opened one of them at haphazard, and read:--
- But the old original was not to be stopped. He went on,--
- He hesitated, and added, unlike his usual protestations of atheism,--
- And, as the doctor bowed without saying a word, the magistrate said,--
- The magistrate gravely shook his head, and said,--
- But the magistrate waved back the letter, and replied,--
- He could hardly keep from smiling grimly; but he added at once,--
- The chief surgeon was electrified; he rose, and said,--
- XXV.
- Then, after a few minutes’ reflection, he added,--
- Then turning to Lefloch, he asked,--
- Lefloch was unable to restrain himself at this juncture, and replied,--
- But Daniel shrugged his shoulders, and said,--
- Quite pallid with fright, the accused simply said,--
- Turning to Daniel, he asked him,--
- The magistrate gently shook his head. He said,--
- The accused rose again; and, making an effort, he said slowly,--
- And, continuing his examination, he asked the accused,--
- XXVI.
- Crochard sighed deeply, and then continued in a tearful tone,--
- Crochard’s hands twitched nervously. He cried out,--
- Daniel could, from his bed, see the photograph, and said,--
- XXVII.
- In the other she wrote,--
- He sent for the chief surgeon, and said, as soon as he entered,--
- The good doctor frowned, and replied rudely,--
- Daniel shook his head sadly, and said,--
- Offering his hand to Daniel, he added,--
- Then, turning to Daniel and the captain, he said,--
- Utterly amazed, the young officer read,--
- XXVIII.
- But he interrupted her, saying,--
- Then noticing the trunks, he said,--
- XXIX.
- And, when the poor girl looked at him imploringly, he replied,--
- Then he added coldly,--
- And, fearfully excited, he asked her,--
- But Papa Ravinet shook his head, looking very wise, and said,--
- And, looking fixedly at Daniel, she went on,--
- Then turning to Papa Ravinet, he said,--
- Papa Ravinet was evidently much embarrassed; but at last he said,--
- And, when Daniel still seemed to be embarrassed, he added,--
- XXX.
- Here Papa Ravinet suddenly paused, and, looking at Daniel, said,--
- But the old gentleman continued, as if he had heard nothing,--
- He did not make any reply; but his sister, Mrs. Bertolle, said,--
- XXXI.
- Henrietta did not let him conclude: she interrupted him, saying,--
- Daniel had risen, deeply moved, and now asked,--
- The young officer blushed all over, and stammered painfully,--
- He hung his head, and said,--
- XXXII.
- But the old man lowered his voice, and said,--
- Then, turning again to Daniel, he added,--
- And turning to Mrs. Brian, who was sitting by the window, she said,--
- It was she who broke the charm. She began, saying,--
- Daniel had taken a chair. He replied,--
- And in an undertone, speaking passionately, she said,--
- She drew close up to him, and said in a strident voice,--
- Then looking at Daniel, she went on,--
- XXXIII.