"No one has come out of the house, no one has gone in." "And if anything happens while we dine ?" "We shall know," said Lemerre.

"Look, there is a man loitering under the trees there.

He will strike a match to light his pipe." The hurried conversation was ended.
"Good," said Hanaud.

"We will dine, then, and be gay." He called to the waiter and ordered dinner.

It was after seven when they sat down to dinner, and they dined while the dusk deepened.