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`` It was almost real , '' said Ingot , with his head turned away from Carnac , but he winked at Larue and caught a furtive look from Luzanne 's eye . `` I think we 'd better have another hour hereabouts , then get back to New York , '' said Larue . `` There 's a circus in the village -- let us go to that . '' At the village , they did the circus , called out praise to the clown , gave the elephant some buns , and at five o'clock started back to New York . Arrived at New York , they went to a hotel off Broadway for dinner , and Carnac signed names in the hotel register as `` Mr. and Mrs. Carnac Grier . '' When he did it , he saw a furtive glance pass from Luzanne 's eyes to her father . It was disconcerting to him .