"Yes. You know Thomery, the sugar refiner?"
"Yes, I know him!"
"Well—he has disappeared!... No one knows where he is!"
Fandor took the news stolidly.
"You don't astonish me: you must be prepared for anything from those sort of people!..."
It was the turn of the secretary to be surprised at Fandor's calmness.
"But, old man, I am telling you of a disappearance which is causing any amount of talk in Paris!... You don't seem to grasp the situation! Surely you know that Thomery represents one of the biggest fortunes known?"
"I know he is worth a lot."
"His flight will bring ruin to many."
"Others will probably be enriched by it!"