"Come," persisted Fernando, dragging Talizac away.
"Call again!" shouted the woman. "You need not be in a hurry, but call again!"
And the door closed.
"My idea is a good one," said La Roulante to Robeccal. "He will come back, and will bring the twenty thousand francs!"
CHAPTER XXX.
MACHIAVELLI & CO.
Day was breaking. The Marquis de Fongereues was standing in his dressing-room, listening with frowning brow to Cyprien, who was narrating the events of the night.
"I assure you, sir," said the valet, obsequiously, "that every precaution was taken, and yet we failed."