"
"Good! In the first place, I understand from something you said
in the cafe that you can speak English?"
"Yes, I can."
"Let me hear you do so."
I said in English, "Whenever the Emperor needs the help of
Etienne Gerard I am ready night and day to give my life in his
service." Captain Fourneau smiled.
"It is funny English," said he, "but still it is better than no
English. For my own part I speak English like an Englishman. It
is all that I have to show for six years spent in an English
prison. Now I will tell you why I have come to Paris. I have
come in order to choose an agent who will help me in a matter
which affects the interests of the Emperor. I was told that it
was at the cafe of the Great Man that I would find the pick of
his old officers, and that I could rely upon every man there
being devoted to his interests. I studied you all, therefore,
and I have come to the conclusion that you are the one who is
most suited for my purpose."
I acknowledged the compliment. "What is it that you wish me to
do?" I asked.
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