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Then he moved like a fleetly-passing shadow round the angle of the building , and two minutes later he was with Narkom in the red limousine . `` To the German embassy as fast as we can fly , '' he said as he scrambled in . `` I 've something to tell you about that lion 's smile , Mr. Narkom , and I 'll tell it while we 're on the wing . '' It was nine o'clock and after . The great show at Olympia was at its height ; the packed house was roaring with delight over the daring equestrianship of `` Mlle. Marie de Zanoni , '' and the sound of the cheers rolled in to the huge dressing-tent , where the artists awaited their several turns , and the chevalier , in spangled trunks and tights , all ready for his call , sat hugging his child and shivering like a man with the ague . `` Come , come , buck up , man , and do n't funk it like this , '' said Señor Sperati , who had graciously consented to assist him with his dressing because of the injury to his hand . `` The idea of you losing your nerve , you of all men , and because of a little affair like that .