The House Above the River
“The driver carried her two suitcases into the hall and put them down, looking about him nervously. He had heard about the situation at the château. His wife had read him an account that morning of the disappearance of this Monsieur Davenport. The facts were meagre, but several interesting theories were put forward. When he was engaged at the railway station to take the lady to the château, he felt quite excited. He did not know who she was, but he thought it would be amusing to see the place. N...ow he was regretting his enthusiasm. It was not at all amusing.
In the first place he had been surprised and a little alarmed when a gendarme came out of the bushes beside the closed main gates, and asked him what he wanted. It did not help to reassure him when Miriam, lowering the window of the taxi, declared that she was the mistress of the place, and demanded to be allowed in immediately. After that the gates were opened, with no delay and no further questions. But the taxi driver had been quite startled by the incident.MoreLess
In the first place he had been surprised and a little alarmed when a gendarme came out of the bushes beside the closed main gates, and asked him what he wanted. It did not help to reassure him when Miriam, lowering the window of the taxi, declared that she was the mistress of the place, and demanded to be allowed in immediately. After that the gates were opened, with no delay and no further questions. But the taxi driver had been quite startled by the incident.MoreLess
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