“How!“criedthequeen，amazed，nowfirstperceivingCampan。“Whatdoyouhere？Whatdoesallthismean？“
“Yourmajesty，IcametoTrianontoinformyouabouttheconversationwhichIhadyesterdaywithBohmer。WhenIarrivedI
foundhehadjustbeenhere。“
“Andwhatdidhewant？“criedthequeen。“Didyounottellme，Campan，thathenolongerpossessesthisunfortunatenecklace，withwhichhehasbeenmakingamartyrofmeforyears？DidyounottellmethathehadsoldittotheGrandSultan，togotoConstantinople？“
“IrepeatedtoyourmajestywhatBohmersaidtome。MeanwhileIbegnowyourgraciouspermissiontorepeatmyto-day’sinterviewwithBohmer。DirectlyafteryourmajestyhadgonetoTrianonwiththeDuchessdePolignac，thecourtjewellerBohmerwasannounced。Hecamewithvisibledisquietandperplexity，andaskedmewhetheryourmajestyhadleftnocommissionforhim。Iansweredhimthatthequeenhadnotdoneso，thatinonewordshehadnocommissionforhim，andthatshewastiredofhiseternalpestering。’But，’saidBohmer，’ImusthaveananswertotheletterthatIsenttoher，andtowhommustIapply？’’Tonobody，’Ianswered。’Hermajestyhasburnedyourletterwithoutreadingit。’’Ah!madame，’criedhe，’thatisimpossible。Thequeenknowsthatsheowesmemoney。’“