"Yes," he answered, drawing from his pocket the note addressed to Christopher Calumus, "I have eet."
"I would like to see it," Mrs. Neligage said, extending her hand.
The Count smiled, and held it up.
"You can see eet," said he, "but eet ees not permeet you weedeen de hand to have eet."
She leaned forward and examined it closely, studying the address with keen eyes.
"It is no matter," was her remark. "I only wanted to make sure."
"Do you de handwrite know?" he demanded eagerly.
"And if I do?"
"You do know," he broke out in French. "I can see it in your face. Tell me who wrote it."
She shook her head, smiling teasingly. Then she rose, and moved toward the window by which she had come from the house.