So surprised was he that he checked in his stride.
"Have they had enough?" he wondered, addressing the question to Le
Chapelier.
"They have had enough of you, I should think," was the answer.
"They will prefer to turn their attention to some one less able to
take care of himself."
Now this was disappointing. Andre-Louis had lent himself to this
business with a very definite object in view. The slaying of
Chabrillane had, as far as it went, been satisfactory. He had
regarded that as a sort of acceptable hors d'oeuvre. But the
three who had followed were no affair of his at all. He had met
them with a certain amount of repugnance, and dealt with each as
lightly as consideration of his own safety permitted. Was the
baiting of him now to cease whilst the man at whom he aimed had
not presented himself? In that case it would be necessary to force
the pace!
Out there under the awning a group of gentlemen stood in earnest
talk. Scanning the group in a rapid glance, Andre-Louis perceived
M. de La Tour d'Azyr amongst them.
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