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`` No , '' she said , `` the day is too unpleasant to go out . '' It was raining in torrents . At half-past two o'clock Monsieur Desmarets reached the Treasury . At four o'clock , as he left the Bourse , he came face to face with Monsieur de Maulincour , who was waiting for him with the nervous pertinacity of hatred and vengeance . `` Monsieur , '' he said , taking Monsieur Desmarets by the arm , `` I have important information to give you . Listen to me . I am too loyal a man to have recourse to anonymous letters with which to trouble your peace of mind ; I prefer to speak to you in person .