43/49 On the boulevard the cry was passing, hoarse and wild: "A BERLIN! A BERLIN! A BERLIN!" Presently, when they were making up their minds to go, a voice was heard calling from the passage: "Rose! Rose!" Gaga opened the door in astonishment and disappeared for a moment. When she returned: "My dear," she said, "it's Fauchery. He's out there at the end of the corridor. He won't come any further, and he's beside himself because you still stay near that body." Mignon had at last succeeded in urging the journalist upstairs. They were looking up, making energetic signals to her. |