V.,' while the other had the words, 'A moi.' I gazed at it in wonder.

'But, Simon,' I said, 'what does it mean?
Where did you get it ?' 'Where should I get it ?' he answered jealously.

Then, seeming to recollect himself, he changed his tone.

'A woman gave it to me in the street,' he said.
I asked him what woman.
'How should I know ?' he answered, his eyes gleaming with anger.

'It was a woman in a mask.' 'Was it Fanchette ?' I said sternly.
'It might have been.