“I remarked that I presumed the other was Monsieur Charles Lemaire.”
“Why did you arrive at this conclusion?”
“Because I was certain that Monsieur Lemaire was the person through whom the reports had reached him.”
“They were, however, correct?”
M. de Beaudrillart was again silent.
Further questions extracted what had passed in the remainder of the interview and in the street. He was asked if he had ever mentioned the circumstance to any one?
“Until this action was threatened, never.”
“And then?”
“To my wife.”
“You must speak louder. How did you account for the change in your circumstances?”