Leroux by the Credit Lyonnais in Paris
to enable her to draw at her convenience upon that establishment against
the said order. Do you follow me?"
Soames nodded rapidly, eager to exhibit an intelligent grasp of the
situation.
"Now"--Gianapolis lowered his voice impressively--"no one at the Charing
Cross branch of the London County and Suburban Bank has ever seen Mrs.
Leroux!--Oh! we have been careful of that, and we shall be careful in
the future. You are known already as an accredited agent of Leroux;
therefore"--he bent yet closer to Soames' ear--"you will direct the
chauffeur to drop you, not at the Strand entrance, but at the side
entrance. You follow?"
Soames, almost holding his breath, nodded again.
"At the end of the court, in which the latter entrance is situated, a
lady dressed in the same manner as Mrs. Leroux (this is arranged)
will be waiting. Mrs. Leroux will walk straight up the court, into the
corridor of Bank Chambers by the back entrance, and from thence out into
the Strand. YOU will escort the second lady into the manager's office,
and she will sign 'Mira Leroux' instead of the real Mira Leroux."...
Soames became aware that he was changing color. This was a superior
felony, and as such it awed his little mind.
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