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It was Herr Paul, holding a cigar in one hand, his hat in the other, and breathing hard.
"Pardon! " he said huskily, "your stairs are steep, and dark! mais en, fin! nous voila! I have ventured to come for a talk. " His glance fell on the cloaked figure in the shadow.