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"I am to slip it into your pocket when you least expect it, sir You

know that I always take a little turn behind the scenes, in the course

of the evening, and I often go with hter to the ballet-foyer,

which I a her her shoes, when

the ballet is about to beginin fact, I coo too So do you, sirThere are lots

of people aboutI go behind you and slip the envelope into the

tail-pocket of your dress-coatThere's no witchcraft about that!"

"No witchcraft!" growled Richard, rolling his eyes like Jupiter Tonans

"No witchcraft! Why, I've just caught you in a lie, you old witch!"

M out of herwatching Box Five and the shao to the ballet-foyer for a second"

"No, sir, and I did not give you the envelope that evening, but at the

next perfor when the under-secretary of state

for fine arts "

At these words, M Richard suddenly interrupted Mme Giry: "Yes, that's true, I remember now! The under-secretary went behind the

scenes He asked for me I went down to the ballet-foyer for a

moment I was on the foyer stepsThe under-secretary and his

chief clerk were in the foyer itself I suddenly turned aroundyou

had passed behind ainst me