Fandor interrupted:
"Why, it's quite simple! Find the third naiad, counting from the one nearest the bridge."
Suddenly the voice explained:
"Look here, Sire, we are talking at cross purposes. I am asking you where we can exchange the diamond."
"The diamond?"
"Yes! Your diamond."
Fandor's face grew pale.
"My diamond!"
"The diamond I went to Glotzbourg to get ... what's the matter with you, Sire? Don't you remember?... And what's all this about a letter?"
"Why, Juve! I'm talking of the letter I left at your apartment in which I explained how you may reach me!"