Alias the Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance
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"But you must know America, to speak the language as well as you do." Duchemin nodded: "But very slightly, monsieur." "I was wondering ... Somehow I can't get it out of my head I've seen you somewhere before to-day." "It is quite possible: when one moves about the world, one is visible--n'est-ce pas, monsieur? But my home," Duchemin added, "is Paris." "I guess," said Phinuit in a tone of singular disappointment, "it must have been there I saw you." Duchemin's bow signified that he was content to let it go at that. Moreover, Monk was signalling to Phinuit with his expressive eyebrows. "What about the car, Phin?" Examining his wrist watch, Phinuit drew near his employer. "Jules should not need more than half an hour now, monsieur." Was there, in this employment of French to respond to a question couched in English, the suggestion of a subtle correction? From employé to employer? If not, why must Duchemin have thought so? If so, why did Monk, without betraying a sign of feeling the reproof, continue in French? "Did Jules say half an hour?" |
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