Volume II Part 30 (2/2)
”I do not know”
”Scoundrels, God help you, if all is not right,” hissed Fanfaro, ”bring us quickly to the house naan Rolla, but Bobi+chel threatened her with his fist and cried:
”So much the better for you, forward rips of Fanfaro and the clown, proceeded on the way to Belleville They stopped in front of No
16, and it required the application of force to get them to enter
Rolla, in advance of the others, went to the top story The door ide open and the roo?” she exclai?” asked Fanfaro, tre with fear
”Of whom else but the little vicomte”
”His name?”
”Talizac”
”The villain!” muttered Fanfaro to hi Rolla by the ar about the room, had espied a note on the table Rolla saw it, too, but before she could take it the clown had called Fanfaro's attention to it
”You have swindledman read; ”you have helped her to escape, confound you!”
”Thank God all is not lost yet,” whispered Fanfaro, handing Bobi+chel the paper
”One moment,” said the clown; ”I have an idea which I would like to carry out”
With a quick round, bound him with a thick rope and threw hi the key in his pocket, he turned to Rolla
”March, aith you,” he said, roughly, ”and do not attempt to free him; he can ponder over his sins”
Rolla hurried to leave the house If Robeckal died she would be the sole possessor of the twenty thousand francs Bobi+chel and Fanfaro left the house likewise, and Robeckal re behind
CHAPTER XIX
SPLENDOR
The Fougereuse ht Madeleine intended to celebrate the vico way, and hundreds of invitations had been issued and accepted
One fine carriage after another rolled up; the uests in the fairy-like parlors, and soon a brilliant assembly crowded the rooms