"Yes, did Rêve de Noir recognize you?"
"I have not caught his eye. You know, Sir, that this Rêve is not, and never was, like other men; he is a devil. One knows, and one does not know him."
"Were you at the door when the Duke entered?"
"I think not; at least—I cannot tell. When I first saw him, he was in the room, speaking with Madam Denslow."
"Nalson, you have done wrong; no one should have entered unannounced. Send the doorkeeper to me."
The doorkeeper came; a gigantic negro, magnificently attired.
"Jupiter, you were at the door when the Duke of Rosecouleur entered?"
"Yes, Sir."
"Did the Duke and his man come in a carriage?"
"Yes, Sir,—a hack."