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Resting his elbow on the table, and with his hand to his brow, Caron sat deep in thought, his forefinger and thumb pressed against his closed eyelids. From beyond the board Mademoiselle watched him anxiously and waited. At last he looked up.
-"I think I have it," he announced, rising. "You say that the men are drinking heavily. That should materially assist us."