"In that case, if you like we could catch a glimpse of them as they come out.

What do you say ?" I answered that I had not the least objection.
"One night does not make much difference.

To-morrow morning I shall make a point of meeting him face to face." "Should you require my assistance then, I shall be most pleased to give it to you ?" my companion replied.
I thanked him for his offer, and then we left the restaurant together, hailed a cab, and drove to his flat.

It consisted of four rooms situated at the top of a lofty block of buildings near the river.

From his windows he could look out over Paris, and he was wont to declare that the view he received in exchange was the most beautiful in the world.
Fine as it was, I was scarcely so enthusiastic in my praise.
Among other things they were remarkable for the simplicity of their furniture, and also for the fact that in the sitting-room there was nothing to reveal the occupation of their owner.