But it has not had much result, has it ?" Sylvia shook her head disconsolately.
"No, Count Paul.

I am afraid I made a mistake in going to the police.

The Malfaits are evidently very angry with me! And yet--and yet, you know in England it's the first thing that people do." Count Paul laughed kindly.
"It is a matter of absolutely no consequence.

But you see, you never quite understand, my dear friend, that Lacville is a queer place, and that here, at any rate, the hotel-keepers are rather afraid of the police.

I was even glad that the Commissioner did not ask to look over _your_ boxes, and did not exact a passport from you!" More seriously he added, "But I see that you are dreadfully anxious about Madame Wolsky, and I myself will communicate with the Paris police about the matter.