Lenoir was a cautious man, and he did not care to run risks.
"Are they friends and confidants of yours?" he asked, rather pointedly.
It was an odd speech to make, but as he smiled slightly, they took it for a sort of joke.
"Oh, yes, they are confidential friends," returned Harry Girdwood, smiling.
"Very good, let us begin our look round. We will walk along the quays if you like, and thence past the Hôtel de Ville. I shall show you several objects of undoubted interest," said Lenoir, significantly.
He led the way on.
Jack fell back a few paces, walking on with Harry Girdwood.
"He's a very odd fellow," whispered the latter.
"Very."
Lenoir led them over the town before he ventured to approach the Caveaux.