I had another intuition then. I smiled and rose.
"So that is the answer to my question. You may wish to consult him, Madame. I will see you afterwards; and will use the interval to have my trunks packed in readiness to leave the house should he deem it best."
"I am right. You are a devil," she cried, with another burst of impetuous, uncontrollable temper.
I turned as I reached the door.
"Should he decide that I stay, Madame, and wish to see me, I shall be quite prepared."
I went out then without waiting for any reply.
CHAPTER V
A NIGHT ADVENTURE
I felt completely satisfied with the result of my conversation with Madame d'Artelle. I had had some qualms about the manner in which I had entered her house; feeling, it must be confessed, something like a spy. But our relations would now be changed. It would be at most an alliance of hostility. I should only remain because she would deem it more dangerous for me to leave; she would trust me no further than she dared; and as I had openly acknowledged that I had an object of my own in view, I need no longer have any scruples about staying.