Antoine had heard that Mercedes had made an appearance at the hunt. That in and of itself would not have been a big deal except for the fact that Aimé was here. And as soon as those two ideas met in his mind, he knew what was going on.
He had watched as his brother had arrived at the room that Lord Hurst had so nicely provided for the injured man. Seeing Aimé sneak into the room, he felt his blood begin to boil. Every minute that he waited for his brother to leave the room just made him even angrier.
Finally, the door opened and his brother stepped out. Putting on a smile that his brother no doubt knew quite well, he spoke in a low tone, French pouring out without thought.
"Bonjour, le frère. Que faisiez-vous dans cette pièce?"
["Hello, brother. What were you doing in that room?"]