. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ne, theMarquis de Sairmeuse knew that one is never so well, nor soquickly, served as when one serves ones self, and so he re-solved to take the matter into his own hands. He conferredwith the architect, interviewed the contractors, and hurried onthe workmen. As soon as he was up in the morning he startedout without waiting for breakfast, and seldom returned beforedinner. Although Blanche was compelled to pass most of hertime indoors, on account of the bad weather, she was not in-clined to complain. Her journey, the unaccustomed sights andsounds of Par
. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ne, theMarquis de Sairmeuse knew that one is never so well, nor soquickly, served as when one serves ones self, and so he re-solved to take the matter into his own hands. He conferredwith the architect, interviewed the contractors, and hurried onthe workmen. As soon as he was up in the morning he startedout without waiting for breakfast, and seldom returned beforedinner. Although Blanche was compelled to pass most of hertime indoors, on account of the bad weather, she was not in-clined to complain. Her journey, the unaccustomed sights andsounds of Paris, the novelty of life in a hotel, all combined todivert her thoughts from herself. She forgot her fears, a sortof haze enveloped the terrible scene at the Borderie, and theclamors of conscience were sinking into faint whispers. Indeedthe past seemed fading away, and she was beginning to enter-tain hopes of a new and better life, when one day a servantknocked at the door and said: There is a man downstairs whowishes to speak with DLANCHE was reclining on a Bofa listening to a new bookwhich Aunt Medea was rculing aloud, and she did not even r head as Ehe servant delivered his message. A man?id carelessly; what man She wafl expecting no one; 8—Vol. 2 602 THE HONOR OF THE NAME it must be one of the assistants or overseers employed byMartial. I cant inform madame who he is, replied the servant. Heis quite young; he is dressed like a peasant, and is, perhaps,seeking a place. It is probably the marquis he wishes to see. Madame will excuse me, but he particularly said that hewished to speak with her. Ask his name and business then. Go on, aunt, she added;we have been interrupted in the most interesting part. But Aunt Medea had not time to finish the page before theservant returned. The man says madame will understand hisbusiness when she hears his name. And his name? Chupin. It seemed as if a bombshell had burst into the room. AuntMedea dropped her book with a shriek, and
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