"He jumped," Percy answered, absolutely without any hint of emotion to give his story away. He'd let the man guess as to whether he was telling the truth or not - he cared little either way.

"Oh, oui, oui," he agreed. Though there were always special cases... "Though don't mistake me, I am rather charmed by the French." He gave thought to Booth's question. It was a good question, to be sure, and one that could be answered in the affirmative on both parts. "A man here," he decided to answer. "Rather rotund fellow, large nose, often is seen with Lady Blakeney."