He had given them several thrusts, but he wanted to give them one last sharp knock.
"Of course, M. Edmond might return at any moment," he said. "I believe that your uncle is on the right track at last. He has been making inquiries, and from the looks of things I think we shall have him back soon."
"What have you heard? Anything?" asked Theodore, who could not restrain his curiosity.
"Oh, I keep my eyes open," said Talouel, "and I can tell you that that girl is doing a lot of translating in the way of letters and cables that come from India."
At that moment he looked from a window and saw a telegraph boy strolling up to the office.
"Here is another cable coming," he said. "This is a reply to one that has been sent to Dacca. It must be very annoying for you not to be able to speak English. You could be the first to announce to the boss that your cousin will be coming back. Now that little tramp will be the one to do it."
Talouel hurried forward to meet the telegraph boy.
"Say, you don't hurry yourself, do you?" he cried.
"Do you want me to kill myself?" asked the boy, insolently.
He hurried with the message to M. Vulfran's office.