It's this: Who's Zoug-Zoug ?" Smoke had come trailing out of Belward's nose, his head thrown back, his eyes on the ceiling.

It stopped, and came out of his mouth on one long, straight whiff.

Then the painter brought his head to a natural position slowly, and looking with a furtive nonchalance at Meyerbeer, said: "Who is what ?" "Who's Zoug-Zoug ?" "That is your one solitary question, is it ?" "That's it." "Very well.

Now, I'll be scavenger.

What is the story?
Who is the woman--for you've got a woman in it, that's certain ?" "Will you tell me, then, whether you know Zoug-Zoug ?" "Yes." "The woman is Mademoiselle Victorine, the dompteuse." "Ah, I've not seen her yet.