But he, bowing, answered, "No, Madame; it is impossible." He waited a
moment, then muttered, "I have promised to take the Bank in a quarter
of an hour."
Sylvia turned away. Tears had sprung to her eyes. But Chester saw nothing
of her agitation, and a moment later they were all four out in the kindly
darkness.
CHAPTER XX
Even to Chester there was something grateful in the sudden stillness in
which he and the three others found themselves on leaving the Casino.
"Not a very safe issue out of a place where people carry about such a lot
of money!" he exclaimed, as they made their way up the rough little lane.
"One could half-throttle anyone here, and have a very good chance of
getting off!"
"Oh, Lacville is a very safe place!" answered Madame Wachner, laughing
her jovial laugh. "Still, considering all the money made by the Casino,
it is too bad they 'aven't made a more splendid--what do you call it--?"
"--Approach," said L'Ami Fritz, in his deep voice, and Chester turned,
rather surprised. It was the first word he had heard Monsieur Wachner
utter.
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