"Again there is a chance that with the weight of the testimony

have remained open, for the Marquis de Chouard, who had gone out in

order to leave his seat to the visitors, was back again. He was

straightening up his tall, old figure. His face looked soft and

white under a broad-brimmed hat, and with his restless eyes he

followed the movements of the women who passed.

The moment the countess had given her invitation Fauchery took his

leave, feeling that to talk about the play would not be quite the

thing. La Faloise was the last to quit the box. He had just