11/47 He studied over the unwelcome news while he made a careful business toilet to visit the Credit Lyonnais. And a white rage shone out upon his handsome face as he learned that Justine was useless to him now. "Discharged without even a reward! Thrust out like a beggar without a word of warning." "Justine on her way home. Passed through Paris last night. Can you not return ?" The signature "Euphrosyne" was a guaranty of the unwelcome truth. |