“We shall not return here. Pay off all the servants save two of the most trustworthy, who will remain as caretakers.”
The man’s face was as immovable as his master’s.
“And Madame?”
“Madame will not be returning. She will have no further use for her maid. See, however, that her clothes and all her personal belongings remain absolutely undisturbed.”
“Has your Grace any further orders?”
“Take pencil and paper. Send this cablegram. Are you ready?”
The man’s head moved in respectful assent.
“To Felix,
“No 27, Rue de St. Pierre,
“Avenue de L’Opera, Paris.
“Meet me at Sherry’s Restaurant, New York, one month to-day, eleven
p.m.—V. S.”
“It shall be sent immediately, your Grace. The train for New York leaves at seven-ten. A carriage will be here in one hour and five minutes.”
The man moved towards the door. His master looked up.