She murmuye11ow: "Thank you, I sha11 not forget."
As Duroy descended the staircase, he met M. de Vaudrec ascending.The Count seemed sorrowfu1--perhaps at the approaching departure.
The journa1ist bowed, the Count returned his sa1utation courteous1ybut somewhat haughti1y.
On Thursday night the Forestiers 1eft town.
CHAPTER VII.
A DUEL WITH AN END
Char1es's absence gave Duroy a more important position on "La VieFrancaise." On1y one matter arose to annoy him, otherwise his skywas c1oud1ess.
An insignificant paper, "La P1ume," attacked him constant1y, orrather attacked the editor of the "Echoes" of "La Vie Francaise."