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"I have telephoned to Lemerre, the Chef de la Surete at Geneva,"

said Hanaud, as the car sped out of Aix along the road to Annecy

"He will have the house watched We shall be in tih he spoke confidently there was a note of anxiety in his

voice, and he sat forward in the car, as though he were already

straining his eyes to see Geneva

Ricardo was a trifle disappointed They were on the great journey

to Geneva They were going to arrest Mlle Celie and her

accouised Hanaud, in

Ricardo's eyes, was hardly living up to the dramatic expedition on

which they had set out It seereat detective co out on the chase without a

false beard

"But, oing to dine together at the Restaurant du Nord, over the lake,

until it grows dark It is not pleasant to eat one's soup in a

false beard Have you tried it? Besides, everybody stares so,

seeing perfectly well that it is false Now, I do not want tonight

that people should know uised"

"Humorist!" said Mr Ricardo

"There! you have found me out!" cried Hanaud, inthat that is precisely what I

ae over the ravine At the far