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The party was waited on by two pretty French maids, while Monsieur Severin served the wine. The latter interested Wallace. He was somewhere between fifty and sixty years of age, with a cadaverous face and small, bird-like eyes. Although he fulfilled his functions perfectly, he had a habit of constantly looking over his shoulder, which detracted from his deportment considerably. Having heard what he had heard, Wallace could not do other than ascribe these frequent nervous acts to the Monster. Severin evidently expected him everywhere. He was like a man at his last gasp, hiding his terror by a commendable effort of will.
"We must give Severin a rest," said Fallières. "I am afraid he is approaching a nervous breakdown."