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your problem , alain , is that you are an all-knowing fool . you may be able to do trigonometry in your head , but you know nothing about people , and less than nothing about me . if im a fool , then find another fool to win your prize ! mary ann could hear the shouting , but she couldnt tell what was being said . she started to open the door , and saw meurthe and chevrier standing nose to nose . harding pulled her away . stay out of there , he told her . but alains in there . and so is meurthe . one of them will kill the other , and im not taking any bets . just then alain stormed out , nearly knocking her over . she heard meurthe call after him : you have a chance for gloryfor yourself and for franceand you are throwing it away ! a chance for your glory , retorted alain . im not your altar boy ... and youre far from being a priest ! waiters were still moving through the crowd , carrying champagne glasses on silver trays . with a bow , one offered a glass to alain . for alain , who believed that all men were equal , it was the ultimate embarrassment . he upended the tray with one sweep of his hand , drenching the waiter . then he stalked over to the grand piano at the far side of the room opposite the orchestra and began to hammer out the internationale , the song of the workers that mary ann had first heard that night at the place de grve . gowns ceased to swirl . men shook their heads in amazement . the orchestra lost its place , flagged and stopped ; flutes , clarinets , and lastly , cello . meurthe came out of the room with the owls and saw instantly how alain had taken control . meurthe walked across the ballroom , his jaw set . he spoke to the orchestra leader , pulled out his watch and gestured . the maestro nodded , raised his baton , and the band played : rise up , children of our country , the day of glory has arrived . it was la marseillaise , frances national anthem . meurthe began to sing , and after him his friends , and then everyone . alains song was drowned out by their voices , for the clock had just struck 12 , and this was independence day . alain rose from the piano . from across the room , mary ann saw meurthe make a short , graceful bow in alains direction . was it a gesture of respect for a worthy adversary , she wondered , or just one of contempt for a beaten foe ? but there was no doubt about the way that alain took it . he stared at meurthe for a second , looking as if he would kill him , then strode out . mary ann heard his footsteps , sounding like a drumbeat on the double-sided marble stairway of the opera house . above on the balcony , yvette watched as alain , the only man who dared defy her father , stormed down the grand escalier toward the street . then she ran after him quietly , her slippers making no noise as she followed him discretely down the other side of the stairway and through the front door . outside the noise and smoke were everywhere . boys were throwing firecrackers under the carriage horses feet and being chased away by the angry valets . fireworks were still going off ; lighting up the night sky with long bursts of red , yellow and blue that unfolded like flower petals in the darkness . trailers made white flashes and whistling noises ended with hollow , reverberating booms that shook the air in her lungs . she came up behind him just as he reached the street . monsieur chevrier , she called . well , mademoiselle meurthe , he said . arent you afraid of your father like everyone else ? i am afraid of no one , she said proudly . i almost believe that . alain laughed . of course youll see me . when im readyin my time and not your fathersyou and the rest of paris will see me . he gestured toward the exploding sky . ill be up there . and he walked away into the night . yvette watched him go . oh , no , monsieur chevrier , she whispered to herself . ill see you much sooner than that . chapter eighteen : the city of lightjuly 14 now it begins . and , from the heights of belleville to the valley of gold , the city waits . from montmartre to montparnasse , people go to their slender iron balconies , hoping for a glimpse of a balloon , an airship , or a more exotic flying machine , perhaps even one with wings ? the poor , who cant afford balconies , prop open the small square windows of their steamy rooftop garrets and chase the children away so they can watch . at the racetracks of longchamp and auteuil , more money is being wagered on the flyers than on the horses .
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the betting favors the germans . at the buffalo bill vlodrome , where lean cyclists sprint their laps around the hardwood oval , a spotter is placed on the roof where he has a clear view of the tower . the city waits . in the bois de boulogne , boys climb oak trees , listening for the pop-popping sound of a motor overhead . at the other side of the forest , kings and princes , counts and marquises take their wives and mistresses for the ritual 4 p.m. carriage ride , peering through their opera glasses at the tour eiffel . along the canal saint-martin boatmen rest their weary mules and ask the fishermen for news of les hommes oiseaux , the bird men . at notre-dame a mass is interrupted when a young boy rushes in and yells , hes coming ! hes overhead ! everyone runs outside and in the crush of people the prankster escapes , with three priests in pursuit . one parisian theater , famous for its spectacle , designs a fake dirigible held up only by wires , seeming to vanish into the sky . dancing girls , dressed in gossamer , climb on board , singing , when i am in the air , until they rise to the rafters . but the mechanism breaks and they come crashing to the stage , offering paying customers in the front row a good view of bare legs and garter belts . and , in the presidential palace , behind his cordon of guards , president pouchet waits too . more than any other , he has reason to fear . if the germans win , it could doom his republic . there are many who wish to replace him with a new napoleon . the german kaiser , that haunted man with a withered arm , sits far away in his dark palace at potsdam and waits too , nursing his dreams . a great nation must show itself to the world , and germany is a great nationperhaps the greatest . but has he overstepped himself ? maximilian has told him he will win . so maximilian must win . and the eiffel tower waits too , like the pointer on a giant sundial , counting out the hours of a summer day . it is the tallest structure in the world , and nothing of this earth can rise above it . it is waiting for someone to measure himself against it . * * * on the bethanie , still moored at its dock on the seine , mary ann waited too . every last bolt had been tightened , every last wire strung , and now there was nothing to do but wait . the tension grew as the heat beat down on the plywood boards , making the boats interior almost unbearable . in late afternoon , neville bishop came back from his private rail car with the mail . he was waving a telegram and , for the first time in weeks , he looked happy . reece will be here on the 17th , he told mary ann . he started to go below , then turned and stared at her . you saw the letter from my bank , didnt you ? i saw how it was ripped . he drew a deep breath , as if he were on the witness stand about to make a confession . i have deep financial problems . bishop held up his silver-headed riding crop . he said , pointing to the design . he regarded her contemptuously , as if she should have known . and do you know why i carry it ? i keep it to remind me that the wolf is always at the door . those men who are backing me , edison , graham bell , do you think that they are kind men ? neville bishop looked at her with disgust . to the public they are legends , heroes . but theyre wolves , like myself . like me , they will not tolerate failure . to fail is to be torn apart by the other wolves ... mr. bishop , what happens if we dont win ? we must win ! and , for one moment , she caught a glimpse of the old bishop , the arrogant , determined man who let nothing stand in his way . if i cant go home a gentleman , with my debts paid , i wont go home at all ... then , his voice trailed off and he looked at her as if he had just noticed her . as for you , youll have to fend for yourself . mary ann started to speak , but bishop silenced her with a raised hand . fortunately this stupid feud between chevrier and meurthe has bought us some time . we must make use of it . then he went below . would reece come in time ? or would meurthe and chevrier settle their quarrel and would alain fly ? part of her , she admitted , wanted alain to win . but what would happen to her and harding if they lost ? would bishop abandon them on the dock the way he had the barge captain and his wife ? leave them stranded in paris ? he was capable of that .
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and would alain remember his promise that they work together when this was over ? just then harding came up the gangplank , carrying a rolled-up blue cylinder called a petit bleu that came through pneumatic tubes beneath the streets . its a message from meurthe , he said . not henri ... yvette , said harding as he unrolled it . yvette ! said mary ann . it was the first happy news that shed had today . she remembered how yvette had befriended her the night before . perhaps she had been wrong to think yvette a flirt . its an invitation to a soiree , and its tonight , said harding as he read . a famous egyptologist is going to unwrap ... a mummy . it was obvious by his tone that he hoped shed say no . mary ann , this isnt your kind of party . and what is my kind of party ? the kind of place where you hang out , bars like cabinet of assassins and the devils revenge ? and ill need a dress , a real one , not that undertakers thing . ill find one , he said , grimacing . ill put it under petty expenses . tell me , she asked , looking toward neuilly where the meurthes lived . what do you think of yvette ? harding stared at the far shore , stared hard before he answered : she is so beautiful one would never dare to love her . * * * at the german workshop in montparnasse , maximilian lectured his men as they worked on the skin of the huge dirigible . there would be no weekends , no time off until it was done , he told them , and they would eat on the job . a working mans week has seven days , he said . a lazy mans , seven tomorrows . macht mir die eier kaput ( you bust my balls ) , muttered a voice from the other end of the workshop . maximilian knew who it was . he lined up all the workmen for an inspection and walked down the line . when he reached that man , he simply pivoted on his left foot , not saying a word , and hit him between the eyes . the man fell on his back with a thump as his head hit the cement . maximilian didnt even bother to see if he had killed him . asked a sergeant . leave him , ordered maximilian . hell be an inspiration to the rest of you . he knew now what he would have to do . * * * as the holiday wore on , crowds of sightseers passed by alains workshop in saint-cloud . children would run up and peek through the huge double doors , open to catch the breeze . their parents would yank them away and then look themselves , marveling at the huge blue aerodynamic shape floating 20 feet above the floor , ready now for the voyage to the tower . but was alain ready ? he stood in the open gun-metal colored cabin just below the balloon , checking and rechecking the wheel that steered the rudder at the back , and the crank that adjusted the weights along the keel that would move the airship up or down . he would stop occasionally to laugh at the children or wave at passersby . hes wasting time , guillaume lerond thought . the day grew more and more frustrating for guillaume , who stood by alains side in the cabin . guillaume could feel pools of sweat forming under his armpits , and he kept glancing at his pocket watch . he was due to meet maximilian shortly , but he was worried that if he left now his absence would be noticed . he prayed that something would divert alains attention and allow him to slip away . then at noon his prayer was answered . both of them heard the stuttering sound of a faulty car engine . alain looked out from the cabin . its yvette . most women of that era would not drive automobiles , although they were more than happy to ride in them . but yvette was not most women . she liked to drive , and drive fast . her hair was swept back by the wind and a small pair of square-framed dark glasses covered her famous green eyes . she was wearing a shimmering pink dress with a skin-tight bodice and a lace choke collar as she roared into the big barn . as always , yvette was well aware of the impression she was making . she stepped from the automobile , catching up the hem of her garment just enough to show a triangle of flounced underskirt . work stopped as all the men turned to look . but her attention was on only one man , who stood in the cabin above her , and ignored her . and repeated it , knowing that he had heard . finally he looked down . i wish to apologize for my father ... you can go back to your father , alain retorted , and tell him to apologize for himself . tell him to apologize for being who he is and for everything he has ever done . then yvette turned away . im sorry that i bothered , she said .
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she tried to start the car with her hand crank . it backfired and stalled . she tried again and it coughed and died . finally she turned and looked up , helpless . how shall i get home ? why dont you take the necro ? alain shouted down . the necro was the nickname for the new metropolitan subway system . it was so badly ventilated that people believed you could suffocate riding it . the image of yvette riding the necro sent roars of laughter echoing through the workshop ... until she started to sob . alain , for all his gruffness , was not about to leave a lady in distress . he turned to lerond . well , guillaume , if a man is going to be guillotined for a crime , he might as well commit it . he jumped down from the airship , walked over and looked under the hood . then he tightened two bolts with his hand . the carburetor has shaken loose , he said . it will start now . my father just bought this for me . the rich girl cant get her toys to work , joked alain , but his voice was not rough . i will drive you home . i would not have your father accusing me of abducting you . they traveled down the slopes of saint-cloud and across the aqueduct bridge in silence . finally yvette spoke : my father is not a bad man . i am sure that his dog loves him , too . i must tell you , she giggled , you made him so mad when you came to the ball without a suit and tie . i dont wear ties , said alain . a tie is a symbol of slavery . in the middle ages , when the king captured a city , all the men had to come out wearing nooses around their necks to show that the king had the right to hang them . also , a tie is a useless garment . it is like underwear . it constricts the body for no reason . you do not wear underwear ? yvette appeared shocked . then she asked , have you named any of your balloons ? i have named my favorite one after a woman . oh , said yvette . evangeline , liselle , perhaps mary ann ... i call her the bitch , said alain with a grin . really , monsieur chevrier , yvette retorted . is that the only kind of woman you know ? you , who could have any woman you want ? she tossed her head to show the amber glow of her hair . well , almost any woman . alain was silent . so , do you have a woman ? no , i dont have a woman , nor does any woman have me . slavery was abolished several years ago . no one has a claim to anyone elses lifeor love . then you believe in free love ? ive heard that you anarchists do . ive never had to pay for it . i wonder what it would feel like to make love in a balloon , she mused , rolling her eyes toward the heavens . so public , up there in the sky , and yet so alone . i am told that if you take a woman high enough , she loses all her inhibitions . thats all talk . however , if you go high enough , as some of our aeronauts have , your brain becomes starved for oxygen , and you act as if you were drunk . but who would want to make love in a balloon when theres so much to look at ? you lack imagination . i just see things differently from you . you would go to a bourgeois play like romeo and juliet and say how marvelous . i would see two cats , one on the balcony and the other in the alley below , howling at each other . then what do you see ? is it true that you see the stars in daylight ? you just have to look hard enough . look straight ahead of you and up . over there where orion stands . there is a legend thatwhen god comeshe will come from orion . there is just the faintest glow . then he realized that he had touched her . yvette turned and looked at him over the top of her dark glasses . come , said yvette , we are going to the eiffel tower . i thought that i was taking you home . first i have a challenge for you . we will have a race . when they arrived at the tower , yvette bolted for the elevator . alain ran for the stairs and started up , leaping two and three at a time . yvette took the trolley elevator where passengers sat 10 abreast , and when she arrived at the first level , he had already passed her . the elevator from the top took its time coming down . she watched the pulleys as they spun like bobbins . behind her waited a child waving a tin sword and a man holding his wife like a sack of potatoes . they all got on and the elevator started up with a lurch . through the window she could see them gaining on alain as he ran from landing to landing .
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she turned to the operator . it was the first time that he had ever heard this request . yvette reached into her purse and handed him a 10-franc note . now can you slow it down ? but mademoiselle , he said , the other passengers ? she gave them all 10-franc notes . she reached the top a few seconds after chevrier . he was panting , but proud of his victory . man against machine ! ive always wondered if i could win a race like that . '' below on the river is the americans craft , almost ready to fly . that menacing building in montparnasse is the germans huge barn . and up there , in saint-cloud , is where i will fly from ... yvette looked at him levelly . and when will you fly ? and could someone persuade you ? something more than money ? yvette raised her right leg to the top of the railing like a ballet dancer to the barre and , oblivious to the stares , slowly rolled down her stocking . she had a red tulip embroidered into the stocking at the ankle , something nice girls normally didnt do . she gave alain the stocking . tie it to the lightning rod at the top of the tower , she told him . then , when you fly around it , you can retrieve it and give it back to me . and afterwards youll be rewarded ... with something more than money . he took the stocking and climbed up the latticework that led to the roof . when she heard his footsteps on the slippery brass sheathing above her , she realized what she had done . then she considered it . what better for a womans reputation than having a gallant young aeronaut make a leap of love from the eiffel tower ? suddenly he was down again . now , i think it is time for you to drive me home , she said . they traveled back through the quiet , tree-lined streets of neuilly with its secluded estates and high , spiked walls , and stopped in front of the wrought-iron gate of the meurthes mansion . kindly slide the bolt on the gate , said yvette , moving into the drivers seat . ill drive from here . all right , he said , a little put off by the way she had taken charge . but be sure to get your automobile fixed . it still rattles . she turned to him as he stood by the gate . i have one more challenge for you , alain . im having a soiree tonight and i want you to come . perhaps because my father doesnt want you there ... a soiree ? dont debate with yourself too long , monsieur lanarchiste , yvette laughed . again her face was only inches away from his , and he leaned in to kiss her . she threw the car into gear and sent it rattling through the gate , leaving him behind . when yvette had turned the corner of the building , she got out a wrench and flung up the hood . a quick adjustment and the rattle stopped ; the engine ran smoothly . men always believed that women were stupid about mechanical things . it was insulting , but it could also be turned to advantage , if one were clever enough . he will come , she thought . he is a man who needs to be challenged , and i can challenge him better than anyone else . when she entered the house , the maid gave her a knowing look . send another invitation for the soiree tonight , yvette ordered . for captain chevrier ? no , said yvette . captain chevrier needs no invitation . this one is for a mademoiselle ... pitman . chapter nineteen : at guignols houseafternoon , july 14 guignol was one of the most famous people in paris . his house was in the center of the garden of luxembourg , near the pool where the children sailed their wooden boats . he was short , mean-spirited , stingy , long-nosed , hard of hearing and empty-headed . he beat his wife and drank too much , so he was very popular with everyone . now guillaume lerond was going to meet guignol . lerond had been there before in happier times when he was young . as one of the children fidgeting in the long line that snaked around the hedge and small cottage , he had pulled on mamas hand , impatient to get in . the ritual never seemed to change ; there was always a new generation that loved guignol . but i have changed , he thought . now he felt out of place , the only man there , and the only adult without a child . he looked around nervously to see if hed been followed . it didnt help when he got a strange quizzical look from the ticket-taker , who sat on a small stool next to the wooden gate outside guignols house . guillaume pushed past him through the gate and entered the backyard enclosed by the hedge .
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he saw rows and rows of wooden benches filled with a sea of small happy faces , all waiting for guignol . then , at the far back , he saw another face , scarred but handsome , waiting for him . maximilians long legs were stretched out in the dirt aisle and he patted the seat next to him . guillaume moved carefully to the back and slid in beside him . said maximilian , offering a bag of candy . im sharing it with my little friends here . guillaume shook his head and glanced around before pulling out one of his gauloises cigarettes . why are we meeting here ? dont we stand out ? maximilian snapped a match with his thumb . the flame seemed to come right out of his fist . he held it steady for guillaume , whose cigarette was trembling in his hand . we look like a couple of bored fathers who brought the little darlings to see guignol and then went back for a smoke . do you see anyone here who might be a policeman or an informer ? and how could they hear us even if they were ? the red velvet curtain went up and the children screamed , guignol ! guignol ! he popped up on stage , seemingly out of nowhere . guignol was a hand puppet with a long nose and a red stocking cap , like the french revolutionaries . guignol was having trouble again with his wife madelon . she was a bigger puppet than he was , so she beat and bullied him and the two had many good fights . he would come in late and she would catch himjust as he reached the edge of the stageand hit him over the head with a pot . the children loved the swift , jerky movements of the two puppets , and they particularly loved the way guignol talked to them . he would complain long and loudly about madelon , not knowing that she was coming up behind him . the children would giggle . then she would knock him down , his head hitting the floor with a solid wooden thump , and he would run for the wings of the stage . the children would try to warn guignol whenever his wife came closer . when guignol didnt hear them they shouted louder , jumping up as they tried to make themselves heard over the other children who clustered at the fence in front of the stage . in the back , guillaume complained to maximilian : i have given my time and sweat to the army for 20 years , and what do i get ? guillaume go here , guillaume do this . guillaume , this is your responsibility . but the glory is all chevriers . he gets it all ! maximilian nodded sympathetically . but the question is : what are you going to do about it ? guillaume was taken aback . you can come with me to germany . would i be here watching this silly childrens show if i didnt ? but how could this be arranged ? asked guillaume . and what kind of prospects would i have in your country ? maximilian thought this would be easier than expected . when i saw you , he told guillaume , i said theres the man with the brains behind this project , a man germany can use . guillaume laughed harshly , and pulled out another cigarette from his pocket . his movements were as jerky as those of the puppets on stage . ha , you are forgetting , my friend . you are german and i am french . maximilian looked straight at him . in our new world , the world in the sky , nationality is nothing . ability is everything . the people who understand what it takes to get up in the heavens ; the future is theirs , no matter what language they speak . some day they may even have their own language . for the first time , guillaume lost his skeptical look . you know what would happen if they caught me here with you ? look what they did to dreyfus , and he wasnt even guilty . maximilian shrugged . dreyfus is a jew , and they are all part of a worldwide conspiracy . on the small stage , guignol had declared that he would give anything to be rid of his troublesome wife . a figure in red with a mustache and pointed chin popped up behind him . their mothers and the priest had frightened them with him often enough , and many nights they had crawled deep under their blankets , hoping the tapping sound outside the window was not his knock . but today in the bright sunlight , they were not yet afraid . no , to your left ! but their cries were useless . every time guignol turned to one side , the devil came up on the other . he would be seen only when he wanted to be seen . finally the devil shouted boo ! and guignols head popped up . the devil was sympathetic to guignols problem . he asked guignol if he would like to be rid of madelon . guignol nodded his head vigorously . just promise me , old friend , that youll give me a small reward later on , said the devil .
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a very small reward , in your case . guignol agreed . his wifes booming voice was heard offstage calling him , and the devil ran off . maximilian recognized the plot . it was the classic faust . guignol little knew that he had struck a bargain with the devil and would have to give up his soul . silly to think of a puppet having a soul ... or even a man . now it was time to move his plot forward . maximilian leaned over so close to guillaume that their faces were only inches apart , and pretended to be lighting a cigarette from leronds . i am going to tell you something that even my subordinates dont know , he confided . the kaiser is very interested in this project and has authorized me to do anything necessary to make it succeed . at any price , he emphasized . and that includes citizenship and a handsome salary . how much money would i get ? maximilian wrote down a figure on a slip of paper and passed it to him . guillaume gasped . guillaumes face showed his surprise . suddenly he had value ; far greater value to maximilian than to alain . but ... said maximilian . but ... mouthed guillaume after him , anticipating his next sentence . but first we must win the meurthe prize , said maximilian . what you get later depends on how well i do now . guignols wife was in the kitchen , her trusty pot in hand , when the devil entered from the other wing and stole up behind her . again the children screamed : l-bas ! regardez l-bas ! ( over there ! look over there ! ) but madelon might as well have been deaf . she went on mumbling about how much work she did and what a clochard was guignol . the devil grabbed her from behind . she whooped and hollered and battered the devil with her pot . but when he seized her by the feet and upended her , madelons head hit the stage with a crack , and the devil , chuckling , dragged her off . guillaume had no interest in the guignol show . his mind was racing ahead to future glories . what does it matter where i live ? a wrench is a wrench and a bolt is a bolt , and no one can match them up as well as guillaume . maximilian sat there , letting the game play out , letting the fish have more line . how close is chevrier to flying around the tower ? maximilian already knew the answer , but this test would allow him to see if guillaume would tell the truth . guillaume stiffened , his reverie gone . he could fly anytime . but he wont because of that feud between him and meurthe . and now , to make matters worse , that little bird fluttering around our workshop distracts him . you mean yvette meurthe ? things were working out perfectly , he thought . now there was a tinge of steel in maximilians voice . if he does decide to fly , we must do something to insure that he doesnt win . guillaume was apprehensive again . what is the word you french use ? the one where you throw your wooden shoes in the machines ? sabotage , said guillaume softly , and for a second maximilian thought he had lost him . guillaume started to rise and maximilian grabbed his arm . all were talking about is something simple , something that would delay chevrier for a day and could never be found out . look , you know your future is not with chevrier . he doesnt respect you . if he flies , all the glory will go to him , not to the men who did the work . the new germany , the germany were creating , isnt like that . its a partnership between the workers and the employers . thats why our technology is so superior . thats why we win our wars . guillaume was silent for a moment . then he shrugged with resignation . i have a simple device , only two inches square , that you attach at the front of the balloon . you push a button . inside is acid . the acid eats a hole in the balloon . the balloon deflates and then settles to the ground . it falls off when the job is done . it is also eaten away by the acid and looks like a piece of the airships skin . here , i will show it to you . maximilian reached inside the sack next to him . the package was the same bright blue as alains airshipan exact match . guillaume did not want to touch it . guillaume looked up in horror . a small , dark-haired boy with bangs over his eyes was watching them . one must never hide things from children , he told guillaume . it makes them suspicious . its heavy , said the boy . may i open it ? no , answered maximilian . it is a gift for this man .
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it is going to make him rich . he took the package from the boy and placed it very carefully in guillaumes shaking hands . then he patted the boys head . i love children , said maximilian after the boy had turned away . someday your children and mine will be sitting together at a show like this . by the way , you should disable chevriers other balloon as well . rip a seam or something . and what about the americans ? they are awaiting their pilot . and we have provided him with enough whores to keep him occupied for a long time . on stage guignol sat in a big red chair , smoking a pipe . he was telling the children how comfortable life was without his wife and how he wished that it would go on forever . just then there was a sound like the wind coming through the trees . said guignol , sitting up in his chair . the noise became louder and turned into a voice , the devils voice . guignol , it moaned , it is time to collect my reward . but guignol wasnt going , at least , not willingly . he tucked himself back into the chair and wrapped the arms around him . later , he called . ill come later . then , with a twist of the head that had remained tucked into the chair like that of a sleeping bird , the children saw the red chair was actually the devil himself . they shouted and screamed and tried to explain it to guignol , but he would only yell , go away ! most of the children were standing at the fence that separated them from the stage or jumping on the benches . the small dark-haired boy was crying because he could not see . maximilian reached down and swung the child up on his shoulders . guillaume was weighing the package in his hand . this device will not hurt anyone ? guillaume , i give you my word , said maximilian , bouncing the boy on his shoulders . in a few days we will both be in germany . be sure you follow the instructions . then burn them . guillaume nodded . maximilian watched his face carefully . he had misgivings . guillaume was a weak vessel , a blunt instrument to set against someone as strong and determined as chevrier . but even a blunt instrument could kill . maximilian knew that from experience . the children squealed with fear as the devil seized guignol , carried him off-stage and tossed him into hell . a fan underneath the stage blew orange ribbons that symbolized flames , and guignol danced across them . oh , ow , ouch ! its hot down here , he told the children . but at least theres one good thing . and that was the signal for his wife madelon to come out , still waving her pot , and beat him over the head . she was even madder now , because her stupid husband had condemned them both to this place . the older children were laughing , but many of the younger ones cried , their faces buried in their mothers dresses . the mothers tried to explain that this was only a puppet show ; guignol would be back next week . and when you are older you will like it . see how happy the big children are ? especially the tall man in back with the blond hair . he had the broadest smile of all . chapter twenty : the soiree in neuillyevening , july 14 that night alain climbed onto the seat of his smaller airship , the one he called the bitch , and started the engine . the little dirigible looked like a racing car , and was perfect for what he wanted ; so light it could cut through the air like a knife , and so agile it could dart down an alley or up into the clouds . it was the ship in which he had flown with mary ann the day they taunted president pouchet . tonight , though , as the propeller churned the air behind him and the airship rose from its hangar , he wasnt thinking about mary ann , or flying to the eiffel tower . he could fly to the eiffel tower anytime . tonight he was flying for fun , to avenge an insult by henri meurthe and to kiss a beautiful woman . it could not have been a more perfect night . the moon was full and the sky as bright as if a friendly god had lighted a street lamp above his head . the shadow of his craft was a luminous , swift-moving ghost on the boulevard below . with no wind the little airship was easy to handle . passing over the avenues at treetop level , he waved at everyone , then seemed surprised when everyone waved back . then he spotted a corner cafe on the champs-elyses where he knew the tavern keeper . he reached overhead and slid the coiled drag rope forward . instantly the little torpedo-shaped balloon responded to the change in ballast , and he brought it to rest between two outdoor tables , hovering just above the sidewalk .
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three pretty young ladies begged him to share an apritif . alain shook his head ; he had too much to do , but he bought a bottle of wine for them . then he slid the drag rope to the back and sent the airship spiraling skyward , its engine roaring , startling a flock of pigeons who couldnt believe they had competition for the night sky . one flapped its wings and clucked at him only a hairsbreadth from his nose , scolding him for invading their domain . alain slowed as he reached the upper floors of the six-story mansions that lined the street , turned his handlebars gently and glided past the long floor-to-ceiling windows . he paused to pick flowers from a window box and scattered them over the people on the street below , who dashed beneath him to catch every one . farther up the block , women ran to their windows to throw their undergarments at him . some of them undressed to do it . children ran from roof to roof , leaping over the parapets between attached houses like rabbits , trying to keep up with him . it was the most beautiful flight of his life . * * * harding had finally gotten mary ann a dress that fit , a flowing white gown with golden leaves woven into the cloth . alain liked white , she remembered . she bought a bottle of perfume , the same kind she had smelled on yvette , and set her hair the way yvette had shown her , even painting her face , a little , just under the cheekbones . dress , camisole , chemise , translucent slip . she felt a glow that seemed to rise up from deep inside her at the thought of the masquerade she was putting on . harding came in a rented black landau with chrome handles that glowed in the dark , and a leather roof that swung back to reveal the starry night sky . she noticed that his suit was cleanfor a changebut he seemed distracted . on the way to meurthes he sang a song popular in america : this lifes a hollow bubble , dont you know ? just a painted piece of trouble , dont you know ? we come to earth to cry , we grow older and we sigh , older still and then we die , dont you know ? i liked your pig song better , she grumbled . by the way , how did you get old snootface bishop to pay for this gown ? remember that little hole-in-the-wall where i lived ? well , i dont live there anymore . after that they didnt talk for another mile . finally she made herself say it : im sorry . i know that place had memories . dont be , answered harding , its too late for me anyhow . look , i hope everything works out for you tonight . i hope you see alain and he dances with you again , and he and meurthe end their feud , and this damn pilot shows up and we win the prize . but i have a bad feeling . and he started to sing again , this lifes a hollow bubble ... mary ann tried to distract him . theres a full moon out and its floating right over the meurthes house . she could see the second-story balcony surrounded by tall shrubbery and ivy . as she watched , a second , smaller moon came in and hovered at arms length just beyond the edge of the balcony . it was alains airship . she paused , unable to move or even breathe as she watched what happened next . then she screamed as if shed been bitten by a snake , threw herself on hardings shoulder , and started to cry . * * * for henri meurthe , it was another night , another one of those infernal parties . this one was of even less interest to him than the others were , because it fell in the realm of pseudo-science . a man he despised was doing a thing he despised even more . his daughter yvette had invited the egyptologist , professor belique trivard , to do a mummy unraveling , which was all the rage this year . a crowd of more than 100 guests in evening clothes had gathered at the foot of his marble staircase where a trestle had been set up . the cloth-wrapped corpse that lay on itsurrounded by surgical instrumentswas the guest of honor . what was this morbid fascination with the dead ? meurthe wondered . he remembered how some of these same people had poked their canes and umbrellas under the rubber sheets after the bazaar de la charit fire had left 200 poor souls dead , gawking at the mangled remains of people they knew . meurthe turned away from the door when he saw professor trivard come in and hand his cane and gloves to a butler . trivard had a reputation for liking young boys more than he should , a thought that turned meurthes stomach . in meurthes opinion , trivards trips to egypt were just an excuse to indulge his passions for hashish and pedophilia .
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meurthe almost stepped on a live turtle that crawled around the floor with jewels stuck to its back . he hoped the jewels were fake . at one side of the room was a long cylinder that looked like a gas tank . on top was a pressure gauge andcoming out at another anglea hose that led to a nose and mouthpiece . some fool has brought ether , he thought . soon all the other fools will be inhaling it , and then staggering around like drunkards . he hoped that no one put a candle next to the tank and blew them all up . as he watched , professor trivard began his lecture next to the mummy , talking about how he had made his way back from the valley of the dead in the lower reaches of the nile after all the other members of his expedition had died . accidental deaths , of course , but the treasures that trivard had brought home had made him a wealthy man , meurthe remembered . and now the famous egyptologist with the perpetual leer took surgical scissors and cut through the resin membrane that had kept the wrapped corpse airtight for long centuries . meurthe felt violated , as if it were his body lying on the trestle . there was a hissing sound as the dry air of the middle east collided with the humid parisian summer night , and then the smells of ancient egypt , frankincense and myrrh , permeated the house . there were screams from the audience . one woman appeared to faint , falling backwards into the waiting arms of her paramour . trivard , using a crochet needle , explained how the embalmed brain was pulled out of the skull through the nose and placed in the earthen jar that sat in the crotch of the mummy . when he passed the jar around , one of the ladies dropped and broke it , and the others kicked the brain back and forth , shrieking as the desiccated organ touched their shoes . meurthe said out loud , although no one heard him . disgusted , he pushed his way through the crowd and headed for the peace of his outside garden and a good cigar . it was a warm night , and the doors that opened onto the promenade were already wide apart . he stepped outside and drew a long breath . then he too looked up at his daughters balcony . get my car ! he roared at his servants . get me my car ! * * * yvettes maid was the first to notice him . she ran to get yvette . you should greet your guest , she said , smiling . i will be down when i am ready , yvette snapped . hes not down , she corrected . hes up . yvette was puzzled for a second ; then she understood . she dashed to the balcony . the full moon seemed to engulf the whole sky . alain was waiting on the seat of his airship just beyond the balconys edge . yvette slowed herself to a walk ( never look too eager , she thought ) and came to the edge of the railing . so you came , monsieur chevrier , she said quietly , as if greeting an ordinary guest downstairs . yes , ive met my part of the bargain . and what of your promise ? i will keep mine , too , she said , and leaned over , one leg up behind her like a ballet dancer . when two peopleeven experienced men and womentake their first kiss , it is a finding , fumbling process . much worse when one of them is on a bicycle seat on a tiny airship and the other is trying to balance like a tightrope walker . the first time they collided with their noses and missed each others lips entirelygrazing cheeks in a parody of the traditional french fashion of greeting one another . one would think we were cousins , said yvette , laughing . they tried again , more successfully . her mouth was deep . the third time she gave him a touch of her tongue , just a taste , running it across his lips and then retreating . then she broke it off . tomorrow night , alain , after you fly to the tower . and she ran inside . * * * harding held mary ann with one hand while he clasped the reins with the other as they rode back to the bethanie . she was sobbing uncontrollably and , for the first time since they had met on the mountaintop , he was afraid of what she might do to herself . two blocks away from meurthes house , fierce white acetylene lights framed them and he heard the roar of a motorcar behind him . he saw the angry flash of meurthes taut white face as the car sped past , rocking the carriage with its speed . hes headed for saint-cloud , harding thought , and the final confrontation with chevrier . when they reached the bethanie , harding helped mary ann up the gangplank and down to her cabin . for once , she was unresisting .
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she lay on the bed , still sobbing softly , mumbling how she would never forget the sight of alain and yvette kissing , framed by the full moon , the damned moon . even the moon had betrayed her . i thought that he loved me , she blurted out . ive been a fool ever since this started . harding cradled her gently in his arms . maybe he does love you . i know that he cares about you . but hes a different kind of person than you or me . alain can see things you and i never will . he can see distant stars , even in daylight . but he cant see people the way they really are . he cant understand the way you feel . he doesnt know you the way i do . he doesnt care about you the way ... and he stopped . mary ann opened her eyes wide and looked at him . she could see , suddenly and quite clearly , how harding felt about her , how much of her own pain he was willing to share , and it shocked her out of her own misery . then the door to her cabin burst open and neville bishop walked in without knocking . so much for privacy , she thought . but she realized that his mind was elsewhere . his hair and beard were limp and stringy and he wore a nightgown so baggy that he resembled a washerwoman . he looked bleak and defeated . i have just received an invitation , he mumbled . alain chevrier will be flying to the eiffel tower tomorrow at 5 a.m. we have been invited by henri meurthe to observefrom the reviewing stand at the tower . chapter twenty one : alains flightjuly 15 five a.m . the dueling hour . paris was already awake . by now everyone in the city knew that alain chevrier would make his flight to the eiffel tower this morning . and most were positioning themselves to see it . outside the giant workshop in saint-cloud , a crowd had gathered in the gray light before dawn . billowy dresses swept the grass . a company of bicycle riders , volunteers in blue uniforms from the post office , waited to take up stations along the route . alain was inside looking at a map and making final preparations with guillaume lerond . alain looked drained ; it was apparent that he hadnt slept . his usual confidence was absent from his face . his dark hair was uncombed and his eyes were like empty headlight sockets . i will follow the line of the aqueduct down to the first crossing of the seine ... he said . then he stopped as he saw the pain in guillaumes face . for a moment the two studied each other . the depths of despair in guillaumes eyes might have warned another man of danger . what do i tell him , guillaume thought . that i have betrayed him ? he started to speak , to say something , anything that would stop what was going to happen ... but alain silenced him with an upraised hand . dont worry , old friend , he told guillaume . im not afraid to go up there today . its something else thats bothering me . id rather be up there than down here among people . im used to that kind of danger . this is the moment that ive spent my whole life training for . all i need is to have a little courage . alain turned and sprang into the metal gondola of the airship like a cat leaping from floor to table , an unconscious display . he gave a sign to two of his mechanics who turned the big windmill sails of his propeller until they started to beat the air like kettledrums . guillaumes last words were swallowed by the backwash . * * * it was a hot , muggy morning , and the mist was rolling off the seine when mary ann and harding arrived at the eiffel tower . the reviewing stand , where the aro club , the generals and the nobility would watch alains flight , had been set up near the pont dina bridge so that they would have a full view of the top of the tower . mary ann saw that the bottom of the grandstand was packed with uniforms and dark suits , but at the top , henri meurthe had a place all to himself . well , almost to himself . yvette stood beside him . yvette looked the way she always did ; cool , beautiful , if anything , more confident than usual . she was watching through a pair of opera glasses hung on a jeweled chain around her neck , and , like a good actress , she had a magnificent backdrop , the frame of the eiffel tower . behind the reviewing stand were the rockets and fireworks that would explode once alain had triumphed . mary ann hesitated when she saw yvette . then harding pushed her forward . i dont want to go , shed told harding earlier . and let yvette know that shes won ? he goaded her . alain had made her no promises . he hadnt led her on . he had been nothing but kind to her . now she was going to be there to see him win .
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she would smile through her pain , and yvette could go to hell . but she almost panicked when she saw the meurthes . they looked so unapproachable . then henri meurthe glanced down and flashed a smile . so did yvette , but it was a different kind of smile . meurthe motioned them to come up . mary ann recoiled . come on , said harding softly , nudging her . youve got to face her . youre fighting for your self-respect now . then , fortunately , another man brushed by them and pushed his way through the nobles and generals to the top , where he stood next to meurthe . it was the german , maximilian von hohenstauffen . no false modesty there , whispered harding . he and mary ann followed in his wake . so glad you could join us , said meurthe , running his eyes over the two of them , and then fixing them on maximilian . i thought you would like to see this . i assure you , nothing will give me more pleasure than to witness this , said von hohenstauffen . a great event . a triumph for man no matter who achieves it . i wish him all the best . meurthe shrugged , as if he didnt trust maximilians sentiments and , whats more , didnt care . but von hohenstauffen didnt seem to notice the small discourtesy . chevriers airship has started to rise . would you like to look through my german-made glasses ? mine is french , and just as good , retorted meurthe , putting a telescope to his right eye . both of them watched the distant hills of saint-cloud . maximilian scrutinized the balloon with his powerful binoculars . it was impossible to tell , at this distance , if the device was attached . after all , it was supposed to be invisible . is that a dueling scar on the left side of your face ? i have fought duels myself . so have i , said maximilian , and always won . yet someone managed to cut you a bit , didnt he ? von hohenstauffen laughed . when you are a german officer , it is almost de rigueurhow i love your french words ! to have a dueling scar . but no one could manage to touch me , not even my instructors . no , i did this myselfwith a scalpel . interesting , said meurthe . it took god to mark cain , but you have conveniently done the job yourself . if i were younger , i would be delighted to duel with you . perhaps we already are , said maximilian . the trip has begun well , said meurthe , turning away from him and talking directly to mary ann . chevrier is making his journey across the bois de boulogne past the little gatehouse in the park . there is a huge crowd at the racetrack at longchamp cheering him on . now he is past the auteuil racetrack and coming over the city . he has reached the seine below our replica of the statue of liberty . both sides of the river are lined with people ... mary ann listened to meurthes voice , soothing and instructive , but in the background she could sense maximilian . the german seemed to be pacing , even though he was standing still . something was wrong , she sensed . she turned away and found herself facing yvette . cool , gray-green eyes looked mary ann up and down . strange how lifeand lovehad become a battlefield , thought mary ann . she set her jaw , determined to endure whatever happened . harding spoke first . sorry we couldnt come to your party last night , he said . thats all right , said yvette , equally the poker player . it was a bore . the real excitement is here today . she motioned with one gloved hand to the top of the tower where her stocking floated . alain and i made a private bet yesterday just before he came to our house for the soiree . when he passes the top of the tower , he will remove my stocking and bring it back to me . mary ann lost what little composure she had left . then she felt hardings hand gripping hers and forced herself to focus on the sky , where alains blue dirigible was drawing closer . yvette saw the pain in mary anns face . and enjoyed it . so she thinks she is the wronged woman ? thought yvette . i have wronged many women . they do not frighten me . eventually they go away . oh , that reminds me , said meurthe to his daughter . chevrier gave me a note for you last night . she opened it , holding it close so no one else could see , not sure what she would find . it said : yvette : we must never see each other again . alain chevrier she looked up at her father , anger and despair in her eyes . why did he want to hurt her like this ?
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henri meurthe looked away , following the flight . and alain ! sending her this smug note ! dismissing her . today he would be a hero of france , and she would be ... i hate you , she said to the distant figure floating through the sky . i hope you die up there . the dirigible was 500 feet above the seine when the phosphorous bomb went off and the back end of the balloon burst into flame . alain had been standing up at the edge of the railing , and the sudden lurch nearly sent him overboard . he caught himself on the edge of the metal frame . then , in a supreme act of courage , he pulled himself hand over hand back into the cockpit , where the flames drew closer every second . at the back of the dirigible the cells exploded one by one . mary ann saw alain slide the ballast weight forward and put the airship into a dive . then he set his hands on the wheel and headed up the seine . yvette had turned away , the opera glasses still around her neck . mary ann reached over and grabbed them , snapping the jeweled chain . yvette glared at her , but mary ann hardly noticed as she focused on the dying ship and its doomed captain . why doesnt he jump ? yelled the crowd on the reviewing stand as the dirigible fell from the sky . but mary ann knew why . alain had seen the spectators , many of them children , on the banks of the river . he would not let the flaming mass of dirigible crash down on them , so he was steering it directly into the seine , but at a terrible cost to himself . suddenly she was bumped from behind and saw maximilian pushing his way down from the top of the reviewing stand . maximilian was annoyed . he had told guillaume to place the device at the bottom front of the balloon . that way , if chevrier put his craft into a dive , the flames would have blown back into his face . but guillaume had placed the bomb at the back of the airship . could it be guillaume knew all the time that it was a bomb ? alain was not concerned with his own life , as mary ann saw through her borrowed glasses . behind him the flames had become a blowtorch . the frame was bright orange where the fire had burned everything but metal . he was holding onto the wheel with both hands even as it scorched his flesh . he could barely see ahead . hes steering by instinct , she thought with a shudder , the way an animal senses its way to water . alains last flight was beautiful and desperate , a fireball come to earth , a miniature sun . mary ann watched it all , saw it plunge toward the pont dina bridge in front of her , heard the people on the bridge scream and start to run . she felt someones hand grip her shoulder . it was henri meurthe . his face looked ashen , as if hed suffered a heart attack . just before his airship hit the bridge , the flames reached the gas tank behind alain , and it exploded with a white flash . the airship went into the river like a galleon into the deep , and the rasp and groan of the suddenly cooling metal structure sounded like the death throes of a mythical beast . her last sight of alain was as intense as her first ; wrapped first in fire and then in water , his hands clutching the wheel . a cloud of steam rose from where the flaming wreck had struck the water . it was as if a curtain had dropped on the last act of a tragedy , and she waited for him to appear from behind the curtain . he was alain chevrier , larger than life , invincible . he had to come back ! for only a moment , but what seemed like an eternity , no one moved or made a sound . then mary ann heard a collective sigh of despair as the crowd started to breathe again . she became aware of the scratch-scratch of an artists pencil as he sketched the scene ; the living forced to confront their own mortality . yvette burst out crying . for mary ann , it went beyond crying . she felt empty , as if all her tears and feelings had been stolen from her , and she was with alain somewhere under the water . the one who seemed most affected was henri meurthe . he staggered from the reviewing stand onto the grass , holding his head in his hands . and then she saw him sway , as if a wave had crashed over him . he tried to sit down . but because of his stiff leg , he simply fell over backwards , as if hed been hit . perhaps he had , she thought . people walked by him , in no hurry now . who is that stupid man sitting in the grass ? asked one woman . thats henri meurthe , the one who started this foolishness , said her husband . why , he should be shot ! and it may happen soon enough .
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chapter twenty two : the corn exchangeafternoon , july 16 the next morning when harding came back with the newspapers it was obvious that henri meurthe had reaped the whirlwind . one tabloid had run alains and meurthes pictures side by side . chevrier ... and his killer ! screamed the caption . a cartoon in a second paper showed meurthe with a bloody sword , standing over chevriers body , while a third paper claimed it had proof that meurthe was part of a shadowy syndicate that was out to destroy france . mary ann kept reading them , one after another , all full of lies , insults and humiliation . look at this one , said harding . i guess this ends it . le petit journal is saying that president auguste pouchet has scratched the contestand canceled the million-franc prize . they were sitting on the bethanie , their floating slum , with their backs up against the strange winged machine that they had built . occasionally children would come by and point and giggle , and then their mothers would pull them away . mary ann was struck by the absurdity of it all . they had come all this way , labored so long and hard , suffered through the storms and heat of a parisian summer , been sinned against in so many ways , and now , to see it end here , like this . she asked harding , wondering if he would give her hope . i always believe what i read in the newspapers , he said sarcastically . she stormed off the boat . at first mary ann had no destination in mind . she didnt want to go to meurthes housecouldnt even if she wanted toremembering yvette would be there . meurthe had an office at the corn exchange , near the church of saint-eustache . or would he be in hiding somewhere ? no , it wasnt like henri meurthe to hide . mary ann arrived at the height of midafternoon trading . through windows inside the second and third story of the huge round building , she saw merchants come out of their offices and make hand signals to tell the traders on the floor to buy or sell . the noise was deafening , echoing off the rotunda above them where murals of iceboats , tropic steamers and trains explored the world . she started to walk onto the floor when a guard took her arm . mademoiselle , he said politely , women are not allowed here . but i must see henri meurthe . she strained to look over his shoulder at the bustling floor , searching for the tall , distinguished-looking man . then , instead of seeing him , she heard him . his voice , engaged in argument , came at her from behind a pair of nearby closed doors . the guard heard him too , and glanced in that direction . she took advantage of his momentary distraction , pushed past him , and rushed through the double doors . there , on either side of her , were two identical circular staircases . she didnt have to decide which one to take . she could hear his voiceand pouchets . they were coming down opposite stairways , shouting across at each other . obviously their friendship was over . i am ending this contest , roared the french president . that is not your decision to make , auguste ! retorted meurthe . i will not countenance any further loss of life . she heard meurthes harsh laugh . when did politicians ever care about peoples lives ! i saw thousands sacrificed uselessly when i fought in the war . why dont you just admit youre afraid the germans will win . there will be riots . possibly another war . do you remember what happened in the last one ? you suffered as much as any . i can not control who wins . but what if the explosion was sabotage ? she could hear uncertainty in his voice . we suspect guillaume lerond , chevriers assistant . when we find him , we will find the answer . then i doubt you will find him , said meurthe in a voice laced with sarcasm . i have been patient , shouted pouchet . i have been reasonable . i have endured insult and embarrassment . but now the decision is out of your hands , do you hear me ? out of your hands ! mary ann watched pouchet hurry down the final steps and out the door . meurthe came down , too , but when she looked at his face , she knew better than to bother him . he shuffled across the floor of the exchange , a shambling , stooped figure . she remembered how he had run down the stairs of the eiffel tower . was that only a month ago ? the traders and brokers cleared a path for him , as if his misfortune were contagious . faces closed when he looked at them . smiles vanished . the noise of trading hushed . meurthe had always been envied . now it had turned to hate , and worseto contempt . mary ann followed at a distance as meurthe limped across the square and into saint-eustache .
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