human
Ah, I remember now, sir, said the concierge.
gpt
There used to be a hotel of that name, close to the old town--the Kasbah; quite a little place, for _commercants_, and people like that. Why, yes, to be sure! But the name has been changed, five or six years ago it must be. I think it is the Hotel-Pension Schreiber now.
human
Oh, and what became of Delatour?
gpt
I'm not sure, sir, but I rather think he died. Yes, now I recall reading something in _La Depeche Algerienne_, at the time. He'd been a brave soldier, and won several medals. There was a paragraph, yes, with a mention of his family. He came from the aristocracy, it said. Perhaps that's why he didn't turn out a good man of business. Or maybe he drank too much or took to drugs. These old retired soldiers who've seen hard fighting in the South often turn that way.
human
Did he leave a widow and children?
gpt
That I can't tell you, sir; but Delatour's successor might know. I could send there, if----
human
Thank you. I'll go myself,