The Lost Ambassador - The Search For The Missing Delora by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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the door.
"The bill, monsieur?" a waiter called after me as I descended the stairs. I gave him five francs for a _pour boire_. "Monsieur there will pay," I told him, pointing towards the room. CHAPTER VIII LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance. He came up to me eagerly as I approached. "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed. I looked at him in some surprise. I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone. "Did I say that I was coming straight back?" I asked. "Of course not," he answered. "After you left, though, I had some trouble with Monsieur Grisson. There is a chance that we may have to |
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