CHAPTER II

AT THE CAFE MONTMARTRE

Exactly a week later, at five minutes after midnight, Guy Poynton, in evening dress, entered the Cafe Montmartre, in Paris. He made his way through the heterogeneous little crowd of men and women who were drinking at the bar, past the scarlet-coated orchestra, into the inner room, where the tables were laid for supper. Monsieur Albert, satisfied with the appearance of his new client, led him at once to a small table, submitted the wine card, and summoned a waiter. With some difficulty, as his French was very little better than his German, he ordered supper, and then lighting a cigarette, leaned back against the wall and looked around to see if he could discover any English or Americans.

The room was only moderately full, for the hour was a little early for this quarter of Paris. Nevertheless, he was quick to appreciate a certain spirit of Bohemianism which pleased him. Every one talked to his neighbor. An American from the further end of the room raised his glass and drank his health. A pretty fair-haired girl leaned over from her table and smiled at him.

"Monsieur like talk with me, eh?"

"English?" he asked.

"No. De Wien!"

He shook his head smilingly.

"We shouldn't get on," he declared. "Can't speak the language."

She raised her eyebrows with a protesting gesture, but he looked away and opened an illustrated paper by his side. He turned over the pages idly enough at first, but suddenly paused. He whistled softly to himself and stared at the two photographs which filled the sheet.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where did Guy Poynton enter into?
2. Who did he make his way past?
3. How full was the room?
4. What kind of spirit did the setting have that he enjoyed?
5. Where was the Cafe located?
6. Who was it that smiled at him?
7. Was he profiecient in speaking french?
8. What was it that he had trouble doing becuase this?
9. Who was in the crowd he passed when he first entered the cafe?
10. Why did he think he shouldn't k carry on speaking with the fair haired girl?
1. Cafe Montmartre
2. crowd
3. moderately
4. Bohemianism
5. Paris
6. A girl
7. no
8. speaking the language
9. men and women
10. Can't speak the language