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"Depechez-vous! Vous soirded himself with the towel and

struck an attitude

"The Russian ballet, Jean!" he said, and capering hter by his burlesque

"I must have exercise," Henri said at last when, breathless and with

flying hair, he began to dress "That, too, isIf

you, Jean--"

"To the devil with your English schooling!" Jean remonstrated

Henri sobered quickly after that The exhilaration of his cold plunge

was over

"The Aht?"

"She is worried There is not enough !"

This opened up an old wound with Jean

"If you would be practical and take pay for what you are doing," he began

Henri cut him short

"Pay!" he said "What is there to paythe matter? A man may be a spy for love of his country God

knows there is enough lying and deceit in the business But to be a spy

for money--never!"

There was a little silence Then: "Now for e to-night And that, dear friend, must

be your affair She does not like one out of his voice