I had thought that questions had been asked and answers given
which might mean everything to me, if I could only have heard them.
Could it be that I was to hear, now? But I reminded myself that this was
impossible. No one could know except the Juge d'Instruction and Ivor
Dundas himself. "Only two men were present at that scene, and they will
never tell what went on," I said aloud.
"Three men were present," Godensky answered. "Besides the two of whom
you think, there was another: a lawyer who speaks English. It is
permitted nowadays that a foreigner, if he demands it, can be
accompanied by his legal adviser when he goes before the Juge
d'Instruction. Otherwise, his lack of knowledge of the language might
handicap him, and cause misunderstandings which would prejudice his
case."
He paused a moment, but I did not reply. I knew that Ivor Dundas spoke
French as well as I; but I was not going to tell this Russian that fact.
"The adviser your friend has chosen," Godensky went on, "happens to be a
protege of mine. I made him--gave him his first case, his first success;
and have employed him more than once since. Odd, what a penchant Mr.
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