While passing through the _rue de Siam_, the most important road in Brest, where the theaters are, the moving-picture shows, and the cafes, he had had an encounter.

"An unexpected meeting," he continued with a mysterious smile.

"Who do you suppose it was with ?..." Ferragut shrugged his shoulders.

And, noting his indifference, the old man could not keep the secret any longer.
"The lady-bird!" he added.

"That handsome, perfumed lady-bird that used to come to see you....