" We reached the
palace just as Feisul was leaving it. Several members of his staff were
hard on his heels in the porch and our party was behind them again, with
Mabel last of all. There was a line of waiting autos nearly long enough
to fill the drive, but an utter absence of military fuss, and no
shouting or hurry. It looked in the dark more like a funeral than the
departure of a king to join his army at the front.
I remained in the car with the banker and sent Jeremy to report our
doings to Grim. Presently I could see him standing under the porch lamp
with a hand on Grim's shoulder, and I leaned out over the auto door to
watch; but Rene the banker leaned back, snuggled up in his overcoat,
liking neither to be seen nor to get his skin wet. I expected to see
the three staff officers Daulch, Hattin and Aubek arrested there and
then; but nothing happened, except that Feisul suddenly drove away with
Mabel and Grim in the same car with him.
There followed a rush for the other cars, and the whole line started
forward, Jeremy jumping in as our car passed the porch. "Daulch, Hattin
and Aubek are at the front," he said, and began humming to himself.
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