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At
that
time
everyone
was
raving
over
a
painting
by
the
Hungarian
,
Karl
Marcovitch
,
exhibited
by
Jacques
Lenoble
and
representing
"
Christ
Walking
on
the
Water
.
"
Art
critics
enthusiastically
declared
it
to
be
the
most
magnificent
painting
of
the
age
.
Walter
bought
it
,
thereby
causing
entire
Paris
to
talk
of
him
,
to
envy
him
,
to
censure
or
approve
his
action
.
He
issued
an
announcement
in
the
papers
that
everyone
was
invited
to
come
on
a
certain
evening
to
see
it
.
Du
Roy
was
jealous
of
M.
Walter
's
success
.
He
had
thought
himself
wealthy
with
the
five
hundred
thousand
francs
extorted
from
his
wife
,
and
now
he
felt
poor
as
he
compared
his
paltry
fortune
with
the
shower
of
millions
around
him
.
His
envious
rage
increased
daily
.
He
cherished
ill
will
toward
everyone
--
toward
the
Walters
,
even
toward
his
wife
,
and
above
all
toward
the
man
who
had
deceived
him
,
made
use
of
him
,
and
who
dined
twice
a
week
at
his
house
.
Georges
acted
as
his
secretary
,
agent
,
mouthpiece
,
and
when
he
wrote
at
his
dictation
,
he
felt
a
mad
desire
to
strangle
him
.
Laroche
reigned
supreme
in
the
Du
Roy
household
,
having
taken
the
place
of
Count
de
Vaudrec
;
he
spoke
to
the
servants
as
if
he
were
their
master
.
Georges
submitted
to
it
all
,
like
a
dog
which
wishes
to
bite
and
dares
not
.
But
he
was
often
harsh
and
brutal
to
Madeleine
,
who
merely
shrugged
her
shoulders
and
treated
him
as
one
would
a
fretful
child
.
She
was
surprised
,
too
,
at
his
constant
ill
humor
,
and
said
:
"
I
do
not
understand
you
.
You
are
always
complaining
.
Your
position
is
excellent
.
"
His
only
reply
was
to
turn
his
back
upon
her
.
He
declared
that
he
would
not
attend
M.
Walter
's
fete
--
that
he
would
not
cross
the
miserable
Jew
's
threshold
.
For
two
months
Mme.
Walter
had
written
to
him
daily
,
beseeching
him
to
come
to
see
her
,
to
appoint
a
meeting
where
he
would
,
in
order
that
she
might
give
him
the
seventy
thousand
francs
she
had
made
for
him
.
He
did
not
reply
and
threw
her
letters
into
the
fire
.
Not
that
he
would
have
refused
to
accept
his
share
of
the
profits
,
but
he
enjoyed
treating
her
scornfully
,
trampling
her
under
foot
;
she
was
too
wealthy
;
he
would
be
inflexible
.
The
day
of
the
exhibition
of
the
picture
,
as
Madeleine
chided
him
for
not
going
,
he
replied
:
"
Leave
me
in
peace
.
I
shall
remain
at
home
.
"
After
they
had
dined
,
he
said
suddenly
,
"
I
suppose
I
shall
have
to
go
through
with
it
.
Get
ready
quickly
.
"
"
I
shall
be
ready
in
fifteen
minutes
,
"
she
said
.
As
they
entered
the
courtyard
of
the
Hotel
de
Carlsbourg
it
was
one
blaze
of
light
.
A
magnificent
carpet
was
spread
upon
the
steps
leading
to
the
entrance
,
and
upon
each
one
stood
a
man
in
livery
,
as
rigid
as
marble
.
Du
Roy
's
heart
was
torn
with
jealousy
.
He
and
his
wife
ascended
the
steps
and
gave
their
wraps
to
the
footmen
who
approached
them
.
