“Did you see him?”
“Yes, as distinctly as I see you.”
“Had he both arms?”
“He has both arms.”
Baudoin gave a sigh of disappointment.
“Then it is not he! Ah! For a moment I hoped—”
“That it was the man of Vanves? Could you recognize him if he were shown to you?”
“Perhaps not, for I never saw him except in the dark, but if I heard him speak, yes, without the slightest doubt, I should recognize his voice from among a thousand.”
“Very well! I hope I shall be able to give you satisfaction; the man is here.”
“In the inn?”