For a moment I thought the boy was going to faint. Then he covered his face and began to shake with laughter….
Presently he plucked a form from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to me.
"That may have been what you sent," he said jerkily, "but here's how the wire arrived."
Retenez lundi soir, deux grandes deux petites chambres avec salle de bain, suite arrive en auto.
MANOEL.
After I had read it aloud there was a long, long silence.
At length—
"I see," said Berry. "I knew our journey would be eventful, because my wife put her teeth in upside down this morning, but I little dreamed it was to be a royal progress. However, I take it one of the things the mayor would like to know is—er—what has become of—of——"
Hallilay nodded tearfully.
"That, sir," he said, "is the first and foremost question upon an unanswerable list."