But there, be off; I ain't going to say another word." With much difficulty Andre repressed his astonishment.

He saw that this young scamp was the possessor of many secrets which might be of inestimable value to him; but he also saw that he was determined to hold his tongue, and that it would at present be a waste of time to try and get anything out of him; and an empty cab passing at this moment, Andre hailed it, and told the coachman to drive fast to the Champs Elysees.

In obedience to the warning that he had just received from Toto, he did not give the name of the _cafe_ where he was to meet De Breulh, for he made up his mind to be careful, yes, extremely careful.

He recollected the two odd whistles which had seemed to make Mascarin wince, and which certainly broke off the conference of the three men, and he remembered that it was after a glance down the street that Toto had become less communicative and had given him that curt warning.

"By heaven," said he, as the recollection of a story he had read not long ago dawned on him, "I am being followed." He lowered the front glass of the cab, and attracted the coachman's attention by pulling him by the sleeve.
"Listen to me," said he, as the man turned, "and do not slacken your speed.