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Early in life the routine of my profession taught me to be naturally self-possessed and Self-controlled. Both qualities stand me in good stead now. I grasp the situation swiftly. Mademoiselle Hortense has been merely the messenger. It is this girl who inserted the advertisement, and up to now I am unrecognized. Good! I must take care that I remain so, at any rate for the present.
"Can I offer you any lunch?" I say as pleasantly as possible.