When the woman saw her brat in such a nice berth, she bled him finely, and has kept up a system of blackmailing all along.
The viscount had nothing left for himself.

So he resolved at last to put an end to it, and come to a final settling with her." "And the other, who is up there, the dark fellow ?" The orator would have gone on, without doubt, giving the most satisfactory explanations of everything, if he had not been interrupted by the entrance of M.Lubin, who came from the Palais in company of young Joseph.

His success, so brilliant up to this time, was cut short, just like that of a second-rate singer when the star of the evening comes on the stage.

The entire assembly turned towards Albert's valet, all eyes questioning him.

He of course knew all, he was the man they wanted.