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05 - Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc · Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes

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Speaker 1: Chapter five, an abduction. Herlock Schomes said nothing to protest,
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Speaker 1: to accuse the two men. That would be useless in
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Speaker 1: the absence of evidence, which he did not possess and
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Speaker 1: had no time to seek. No one would believe him. Moreover,
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Speaker 1: he was stifled with rage, but would not display his
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Speaker 1: feelings before the triumphant Johnny Mard. So he bowed respectfully
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Speaker 1: to the brother's leroux guardians of society, and retired in
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Speaker 1: the vestibule. He turned toward a low door which looked
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Speaker 1: like the entrance to a cellar, and picked up a
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Speaker 1: small red stone. It was a garnet. When he reached
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Speaker 1: the street, he turned and read on the front of
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Speaker 1: the house this inscription Lucienne de' stange, architect, eighteen seventy seven.
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Speaker 1: The adjoining house No. Forty two bore the same inscription always.
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Speaker 1: The double passage numbers forty and forty two have a
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Speaker 1: secret means of communication. Why didn't I think of that?
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Speaker 1: I should have remained with the two policemen. He met
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Speaker 1: the policeman near the corner and said to them, two
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Speaker 1: people came out of house number forty two during my absence,
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Speaker 1: didn't they? Yes? A gentleman and lady Jeannie Mard approached
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Speaker 1: Sholmes took his arm, and as they walked down the street,
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Speaker 1: he said, Monsieur Geennimard, you have had a good laugh
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Speaker 1: and will no doubt forgive me for the trouble I
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Speaker 1: have caused you. Oh, there's no how done. But it
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Speaker 1: was a good shock, I admit that. But the best
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Speaker 1: jokes have only a short life, and this one can't
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Speaker 1: last much longer, I hope not. This is now the
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Speaker 1: seventh day, and I can remain only three days more.
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Speaker 1: Then I must return to London. Oh, I wish to
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Speaker 1: ask you to be in readiness, as I may call
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Speaker 1: on you at any hour on Tuesday or Wednesday night.
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Speaker 1: Fine expedition, not the same kind as we had to night, Yes, monsieur,
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Speaker 1: the very same, with what result the capture of our
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Speaker 1: Saint Lupin, replied Scholmes. Do you think so? I swear
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Speaker 1: it on my honor Monsieur Chames bade Jennimar good bye
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Speaker 1: and went to the nearest hotel for a few hours sleep,
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Speaker 1: after which, refreshed and with renewed confidence in himself, he
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Speaker 1: returned to the Rue Chalgrand slipped two louis into the
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Speaker 1: hand of the concierge assured himself that the brother's leroux
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Speaker 1: had gone out, learned that the house belonged to a
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Speaker 1: monsieur harmingit, and provided with a candle, descended to the
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Speaker 1: cellar through the low door, near which he had found
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Speaker 1: the garnet. At the bottom of the stairs, he found
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Speaker 1: another exactly like it. I am not mistaken, he thought.
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Speaker 1: This is the means of communication. Let me see if
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Speaker 1: my skeleton key will open the cellar reserved for the
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Speaker 1: tenant of the ground floor. Yes, it will. Now I
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Speaker 1: will examine those cases of wine. Oh. Oh, here are
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Speaker 1: some places where the dust has been cleared away, and
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Speaker 1: some footprints on the ground. A slight noise caused him
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Speaker 1: to listen attentively. Quickly he pushed the door shut, blew
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Speaker 1: out his candle, and hid behind a pile of empty
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Speaker 1: wine cases. After a few seconds he noticed that a
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Speaker 1: portion of the wall swung on a pivot. The light
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Speaker 1: of a lantern was thrown into the cellar. An arm appeared,
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Speaker 1: then a man entered. He was bent over as if
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Speaker 1: he were searching for something. He felt in the dust
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Speaker 1: with his fingers, and several times he threw something into
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Speaker 1: a cardboard box that he carried in his left hand. Afterward,
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Speaker 1: he obliterated the traces of his footsteps, as well as
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Speaker 1: the footprints left by Lupin and the blond lady. And
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Speaker 1: he was about to leave the cellar by the same
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Speaker 1: way he had entered when he uttered a harsh cry
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Speaker 1: and fell to the ground. Sholmes had leaped upon him.
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Speaker 1: It was the work of a moment, and in the
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Speaker 1: simplest manner in the world. The man found himself stretched
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Speaker 1: on the ground, bound and handcuffed. The Englishman leaned over
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Speaker 1: him and said, have you anything to say to tell
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Speaker 1: what you know? The man replied by such an ironical
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Speaker 1: smile that Sholmes realized the futility of questioning him. So
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Speaker 1: he contented himself by exploring the pockets of his captive.
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Speaker 1: But he found only a bunch of keys, a handkerchief,
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Speaker 1: and the small cardboard box which contained a dozen garnets
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Speaker 1: similar to those which Scholmes had found. Then what was
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Speaker 1: he to do with the man? Wait until his friends
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Speaker 1: came to help and deliver all of them to the police.
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Speaker 1: What good would that do? What advantage would that give
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Speaker 1: him over Lupin? He hesitated, but an examination of the
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Speaker 1: box decided the question. The box bore this name and address,
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Speaker 1: Lenard Jeweler, Rue de la pay. He resolved to abandon
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Speaker 1: the man to his fate. He locked the cellar and
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Speaker 1: left the house. At a branch post office, he sent
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Speaker 1: a telegram to Monsieur de' stange saying that he would
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Speaker 1: not come that day. Then he went to see the jeweler,
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Speaker 1: and handing him the garnets, said, madame sent me with
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Speaker 1: these stones. She wishes to have them reset. Sholmes had
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Speaker 1: struck the right key, the jeweler replied, certainly. The lady
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Speaker 1: telephoned to me. She said she would be here to day.
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Speaker 1: Sholmes established himself on the sidewalk to wait for the lady.
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Speaker 1: But it was five o'clock when he saw a heavily
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Speaker 1: veiled lady approach and enter the store. Through the window,
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Speaker 1: he saw her place on the counter a piece of
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Speaker 1: antique jewelry set with garnets. She went away almost immediately,
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Speaker 1: walking quickly and passed through streets that were unknown to
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Speaker 1: the englishman. As it was now almost dark, he walked
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Speaker 1: close behind her and followed her into a five story
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Speaker 1: house of double flats and therefore occupied by numerous tenants
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Speaker 1: at the second floor, she stopped and entered. Two minutes later,
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Speaker 1: the Englishman commenced to try the keys on the bunch
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Speaker 1: he had taken from the man in the Rue Chalgrande.
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Speaker 1: The fourth key fitted the lock. Notwithstanding the darkness of
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Speaker 1: the rooms, he perceived that they were absolutely empty, as
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Speaker 1: if unoccupied, and the various doors were standing open so
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Speaker 1: that he could see all the apartments. At the end
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Speaker 1: of a corridor, he perceived a ray of light, and
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Speaker 1: by approaching on tiptoe and looking through the glass door,
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Speaker 1: he saw the veiled lady, who had removed her hat
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Speaker 1: and dress and was now wearing a velvet dressing gown.
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Speaker 1: The discarded garments were lying on the only chair in
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Speaker 1: the room, and a lighted lamp stood on the mantel.
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Speaker 1: Then he saw her approach the fireplace and press what
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Speaker 1: appeared to be the button of an electric bell. Immediately,
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Speaker 1: the panel to the right of the fireplace moved and
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Speaker 1: slowly glided behind the adjoining panel, thus disclosing and opening
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Speaker 1: large enough for a person to pass through. The lady
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Speaker 1: disappeared through this opening, taking the lamp with her. The
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Speaker 1: operation was a very simple one, Sholmes adopted it and
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Speaker 1: followed the lady. He found himself in total darkness, and
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Speaker 1: immediately he felt his face brushed by some soft articles.
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Speaker 1: He lighted a match and found that he was in
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Speaker 1: a very small room, completely filled with cloaks and dresses
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Speaker 1: suspended on hangers. He picked his way through until he
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Speaker 1: reached a door that was draped with a portiere. He
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Speaker 1: peeped through and behold the blonde lady was there under
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Speaker 1: his eyes and almost within reach of his hand. She
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Speaker 1: extinguished the lamp and turned on the electric lights. Then,
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Speaker 1: for the first time, Herlock Schomes obtained a good look
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Speaker 1: at her face. He was amazed. The woman whom he
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Speaker 1: had overtaken after so much trouble, and after so many
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Speaker 1: tricks and maneuvers, was none other than Clotil de d' stange,
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Speaker 1: Clotille d' stinge, the assassin of the Baron du trek
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Speaker 1: and the thief who stole the blue diamond, Clotil de
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Speaker 1: d' staninge, the mysterious friend of Arsan Lupin, and the
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Speaker 1: blonde lady. Yes, I'm only a stupid hass thought Herlock
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Speaker 1: Scholmes at that moment, because Lupin's friend was a blonde
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Speaker 1: and Clotild as a brunette. And if a dreamed that
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Speaker 1: they were the same person, how could the blonde lady
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Speaker 1: remain a blonde after the murder of the baron and
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Speaker 1: the theft of the diamond. Cholmes could see a portion
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Speaker 1: of the room. It was a boudoir, furnished with the
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Speaker 1: most delightful luxury and exquisite taste, and adorned with beautiful
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Speaker 1: tapestries and costly ornaments. A mahogany couch upholstered in silk
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Speaker 1: was located on the side of the room, opposite the
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Speaker 1: door at which Sholmes was standing. Clotilda was sitting on
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Speaker 1: this couch, motionless, her face covered by her hands. Then
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Speaker 1: he perceived that she was weeping. Great tears rolled down
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Speaker 1: her pale cheeks and fell, dropped by drop on the
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Speaker 1: velvet corsage. The tears came thick and fast, as if
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Speaker 1: their source were inexhaustible. A door silently opened behind her,
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Speaker 1: and Arsan lupin, and he looked at her for a
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Speaker 1: long time without making his presence known. Then he approached her,
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Speaker 1: knelt at her feet, pressed her head to his breast,
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Speaker 1: folded her in his arms, and his actions indicated an
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Speaker 1: infinite measure of love and sympathy. For a time, not
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Speaker 1: a word was uttered, but her tears became less abundant.
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Speaker 1: I was so anxious to make you happy, he murmured,
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Speaker 1: I am happy. No, you are crying. Your tears break
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Speaker 1: my heart, clotialed. The caressing and sympathetic tone of his
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Speaker 1: voice soothed her, and she listened to him with an
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Speaker 1: eager desire for hope and happiness. Her features were softened
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Speaker 1: by a smile. And yet how sad a smile. He
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Speaker 1: continued to speak in a tone of tender entreaty. You
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Speaker 1: shall not be unhappy, clotild, You have no cause to be.
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Speaker 1: She displayed her delicate white hands and said solemnly, yes, Maxim,
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Speaker 1: So long as I see those hands, I shall be sad.
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Speaker 1: Why they are steamed with blood. Hush, do not think
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Speaker 1: of that, exclaimed Leupan. The dead is past and gone.
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Speaker 1: Do not resurrect it. And he kissed the long, delicate hand,
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Speaker 1: while she regarded him with a brighter smile, as if
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Speaker 1: each kiss effaced a portion of that dreadful memory. You
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Speaker 1: must love me, Maxim, You must, because no woman will
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Speaker 1: ever love you as I do. For your sake, I
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Speaker 1: have done many things, not at your order or request,
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Speaker 1: but in obedience to your secret desires. I have done
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Speaker 1: things at which my will and conscience revolted, but there
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Speaker 1: was some unknown power that I could not resist. What
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Speaker 1: I did. I did involuntarily mechanically because it helped you,
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Speaker 1: cause you wished it, and I am ready to do
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Speaker 1: it again to morrow and always. Ah, Clotilde, he said, bitterly,
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Speaker 1: why did I daw you into my adventurous life. I
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Speaker 1: should have remained the Maxim Beaumond that you loved five
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Speaker 1: years ago, and not have let you know the other
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Speaker 1: man that I am. She replied, in a low voice.
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Speaker 1: I love the other man also, and I have nothing
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Speaker 1: to regret. Yes, you regret your past life, the free
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Speaker 1: and happy life you once enjoyed. I have no regrets
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Speaker 1: when you are here, she said passionately. All faults and
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Speaker 1: crimes disappear when I see you. When you are away,
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Speaker 1: I may suffer and weep and be horrified at what
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Speaker 1: I have done, but when you come, it is all forgotten.
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Speaker 1: Your love wipes it all away, and I am happy again.
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Speaker 1: But you must love me. I do not love you
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Speaker 1: on compulsion, Clotilde, I love you simply because I love you.
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Speaker 1: Are you sure of it? I am just as sure
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Speaker 1: of my own love as I am of yours. Only
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Speaker 1: my life is a very active and exciting one, and
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Speaker 1: I cannot spend as much time with you as I
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Speaker 1: would like. Just now, what is it? Some new danger?
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Speaker 1: Tell me? Oh, nothing serious, only only what she asked? Well,
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Speaker 1: he is on our track? Who Herlock Sholmmes. Yes, it
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Speaker 1: was he who dragged Janniemud into that affair at the
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Speaker 1: Hungarian restaurant. It was he who instructed the two policemen
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Speaker 1: to watch the house in the Rue chalgran I have
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Speaker 1: proof of it. Jeannie Mard searched the house this morning,
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Speaker 1: and Shames was with him. Besides, besides what, well, there
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Speaker 1: is another thing. One of our men is missing. Who
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Speaker 1: Jean Noird, the concierge. Yes, why I sent him to
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Speaker 1: the Rue Chalgrande this morning to pick up the garnets
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Speaker 1: that fell out of my brootes. There is no doubt
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Speaker 1: then that Julms caught him. No, the garnets will delivered
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Speaker 1: to the jeweler in the Rue de la Pey. Then
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Speaker 1: what has become of him? Oh, Maxim, I am afraid.
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Speaker 1: There is nothing to be afraid of. But I confess
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Speaker 1: the situation is very serious. What does he know? Where
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Speaker 1: does he hide himself? His isolation is his strong cart.
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Speaker 1: I cannot reach him. What are you going to do?
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Speaker 1: Act with extreme prudence, Clotilde. Some time ago I decided
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Speaker 1: to change my residence to a safer place, and Chulm's
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Speaker 1: appearance on the scene has prompted me to do so
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Speaker 1: at once. When a man like that is on your track,
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Speaker 1: you must be prepared for the worst. Well, I am
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Speaker 1: making my preparations day after to Morrow Wednesday, I shall
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Speaker 1: move at noon. It will be finished at two o'clock.
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Speaker 1: I shall leave the place at a removing the last
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Speaker 1: trace of our residence there, which would be no small matter.
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Speaker 1: Until then, well, until then, we must not see each other,
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Speaker 1: and no one must see you, Clotilde, do not go out.
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Speaker 1: I have no fear for myself, but I have for you.
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Speaker 1: That englishman cannot possibly reach me. I am not so
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Speaker 1: sure of that he is a dangerous man. Yesterday I
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Speaker 1: came here to search the cupboard that contains all of
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Speaker 1: Monsieur de Stange's old papers and records. There's danger there,
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Speaker 1: There's danger everywhere. I feel that he is watching us,
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Speaker 1: that he is drawing his net around us closer and closer.
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Speaker 1: It is one of those intuitions which never deceive me.
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Speaker 1: In that case, Maxim, go and think no more of
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Speaker 1: my tears. I shall be brave and wait patiently until
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Speaker 1: the danger is passed. Adieu, Maxim. They held one another
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Speaker 1: for some time in a last fond embrace, and it
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Speaker 1: was she that gently pushed him outside. Scholms could hear
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Speaker 1: the sound of their voices in the distance. Emboldened by
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Speaker 1: the necessities of the situation and the urgent need of
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Speaker 1: bringing his investigation to his speedy termination, Schulmes proceeded to
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Speaker 1: make an examination of the house in which he now
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Speaker 1: found himself. He passed through Clotilde's boudoir into a corridor
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Speaker 1: at the end of which there was a stairway leading
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Speaker 1: to the lower floor. He was about to descend this
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Speaker 1: stairway when he heard voices below, which caused him to
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Speaker 1: change his route. He followed the corridor, which was a
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Speaker 1: circular one, and discovered another stairway, which he descended and
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Speaker 1: found himself amidst surroundings that bore a familiar appearance. He
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Speaker 1: passed through a door that stood partly open and entered
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Speaker 1: a large circular room. It was Monsieur d' stange's library.
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Speaker 1: Ah splendid, he exclaimed, Now I understand everything. The boudoir
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Speaker 1: of Mademoiselle Clotilde, the blond lady, communicates with a room
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Speaker 1: in the adjoining house, and that house does not front
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Speaker 1: on the Place Mauchers, but upon an adjacent street, the
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Speaker 1: Roue Montchanin, if I remember the name correctly, And I
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Speaker 1: now understand how Clotelle d' stanche can meet her lover
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Speaker 1: and at the same time create the impression that she
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Speaker 1: never leaves the house. And I understand also how Arsin
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Speaker 1: Lupin was enabled to make his mysterious entrance to the
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Speaker 1: gallery last night. Ah, there must be another connection between
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Speaker 1: the library and the adjoining room, one more house full
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Speaker 1: of ways that are dark, and no doubt Lucien d'
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Speaker 1: stange was the architects as usual. I should take advantage
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Speaker 1: of this opportunity to examine the contents of the cupboard
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Speaker 1: and perhaps learn the location of other houses with secret
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Speaker 1: passages constructed by Monsieur d' stange. Schulmes ascended to the
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Speaker 1: gallery and concealed himself behind some draperies, where he remained
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Speaker 1: until late in the evening. At last a servant came
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Speaker 1: and turned off the electric lights. An hour later, the Englishman,
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Speaker 1: by the light of his lantern, made his way to
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Speaker 1: the cupboard. As he had surmised, it contained the architect's
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Speaker 1: old papers, plans, specifications, and books of account. It also
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Speaker 1: contained a series of registers arranged according to date, and Scholmes,
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Speaker 1: having selected those of the most recent dates, searched in
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Speaker 1: the indexes for the name Harmingeait. He found it in
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Speaker 1: one of the registers, with a reference to page sixty three.
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Speaker 1: Turning to that page he read Harminguit forty rue Chalgrand.
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Speaker 1: This was followed by a d tailed account of the
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Speaker 1: work done in and about the installation of a furnace
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Speaker 1: in the house. And in the margin of the book
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Speaker 1: someone had written these words see account m B. Ah.
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Speaker 1: I thought so, said Scholmes. The account M B is
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Speaker 1: the one I want. I shall learn from it the
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Speaker 1: actual residence of Monsieur Lupin. It was morning before he
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Speaker 1: found that important account. It comprised sixteen pages, one of
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Speaker 1: which was a copy of the page on which was
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Speaker 1: described the work done for Monsieur Harmingeat of the rue Chalgrand.
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Speaker 1: Another page described the work performed for Monsieur Vatinel as
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Speaker 1: the owner of the house at number twenty five Rue Claperon.
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Speaker 1: Another page was reserved for the Baron d'altrec one thirty
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Speaker 1: four Avenue Henri Martin. Another was devoted to the Chateau
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Speaker 1: de Croisson, and the eleven other pages to various owners
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Speaker 1: of houses in Paris. Sholmes made a list of those
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Speaker 1: eleven names and addresses, after which he returned the books
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Speaker 1: to their proper places, opened a window, jumped out onto
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Speaker 1: the deserted street, and closed the shutters behind him. When
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Speaker 1: he reached his room at the hotel, he lighted his
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Speaker 1: pipe with all the solemnity with which he was wont
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Speaker 1: to characterize that act, and amidst clouds of smoke, he
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Speaker 1: studied the deductions that might be drawn from the account
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Speaker 1: of m. B or rather from the account of Maxime
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Speaker 1: Bermond alias Arsain Lupin. At eight o'clock he sent the
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Speaker 1: following message to jeaniemrd I expect to pass through the
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Speaker 1: Rue Pergolese this forenoon and will inform you of a
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Speaker 1: person whose arrest is of the highest importance. In any event,
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Speaker 1: be it home to night and to morrow until noon
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Speaker 1: and have at least thirty men at your service. Then
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Speaker 1: he engaged an automobile at the stand on the boulevard,
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Speaker 1: choosing one whose chauffeur looked good natured but dull witted,
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Speaker 1: and instructed him to drive to the place Malcherps, where
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Speaker 1: he stopped him about one hundred feet from Monsieur de
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Speaker 1: Stange's house. My boy, close your carriage, he said to
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Speaker 1: the chauffeur. Turn up the collar of your coat, for
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Speaker 1: the wind is cold, and wait patiently. At the end
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Speaker 1: of an hour and a half, crank up your machine.
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Speaker 1: When I return, we will go to the Rue Pergolaise.
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Speaker 1: As he was ascending the steps leading to the door,
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Speaker 1: a doubt entered his mind. Was it not a mistake
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Speaker 1: on his part to be spending his time on the
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Speaker 1: affairs of the blond lady while our sin Lupin was
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Speaker 1: preparing to move. Would he not be better engaged in
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Speaker 1: trying to find the abode of his adversary among the
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Speaker 1: eleven houses on this list. Ah, he exclaimed, when the
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Speaker 1: blond lady becomes my prisoner, I shall be master of
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Speaker 1: the situation, and he rang the bell. Monsieur de Stange
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Speaker 1: was already in the library They had only been working
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Speaker 1: a few minutes when Clotilda entered, bade her father good morning,
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Speaker 1: entered the adjoining parlor, and sat down to write. From
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Speaker 1: his place, Sholmes could see her leaning over the table
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Speaker 1: and from time to time absorbed in deep meditation. After
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Speaker 1: a short time, he picked up a book and said,
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Speaker 1: to Monsieur d' stange, here is a book that Mademoiselle
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Speaker 1: du Stange asked me to bring to her. When I
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Speaker 1: found it. He went into the little parlor, stood before
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Speaker 1: Clotilda in such a manner that her father could not
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Speaker 1: see her, and said, I am, Monsieur Stickman, your father's
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Speaker 1: new secretary. Ah, said Clotilda, without moving, My father has
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Speaker 1: changed his secretary. I didn't know it. Yes, Mademoiselle, and
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Speaker 1: I desire to speak with you. Kindly take a seat, Monsieur.
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Speaker 1: I have finished. She added a few words to her letter,
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Speaker 1: signed it, and closed it in the envelope, sealed it,
21:47
Speaker 1: pushed her writing material away, rang the telephone, got in
21:51
Speaker 1: communication with her dressmaker, asked the latter to hasten the
21:55
Speaker 1: completion of a traveling dress, as she required it at once,
21:58
Speaker 1: and then, turning to Scholmes, she said, I am at
22:01
Speaker 1: your service, monsieur. But do you wish to speak before
22:05
Speaker 1: my father? Would not that be better? No, mademoiselle, and
22:09
Speaker 1: I beg of you, do not raise your voice. It
22:12
Speaker 1: is better that Monsieur de ston should not hear us.
22:15
Speaker 1: For whose sake is it better yours? Mademoiselle. I cannot
22:20
Speaker 1: agree to hold any conversation with you that my father
22:23
Speaker 1: may not hear. But you must agree to this. It
22:27
Speaker 1: is imperative both of them. Arose I to I, she said,
22:33
Speaker 1: speak monsieur. Still standing, he commenced, you will be so
22:38
Speaker 1: good as to pardon me if I am mistaken on
22:40
Speaker 1: certain points of secondary importance. I will guarantee, however, the
22:45
Speaker 1: general accuracy of my statements. Can we not dispense with
22:50
Speaker 1: these preliminaries, monsieur? Or are they necessary? Charms? Felt? The
22:55
Speaker 1: young woman was on her guard, so he replied, very well,
23:00
Speaker 1: I will come to the point. Five years ago, your
23:03
Speaker 1: father made the acquaintance of a certain young man called
23:06
Speaker 1: Maxim Beurmond, who was introduced as a contractor or an architect.
23:10
Speaker 1: I am not sure which it was, but it was
23:12
Speaker 1: one or the other. Monsieur de Stange took a liking
23:15
Speaker 1: to the young man, and as the state of his
23:17
Speaker 1: health compelled him to retire from active business, he intrusted
23:20
Speaker 1: to Monsieur Burmond the execution of certain orders he had
23:23
Speaker 1: received from some of his old customers, and which seemed
23:26
Speaker 1: to come within the scope of Monsieur Burmond's ability. Herlock
23:30
Speaker 1: Schomes stopped. It seemed to him that the girl's pallor
23:33
Speaker 1: had increased, Yet there was not the slightest tremor in
23:36
Speaker 1: her voice when she said, I know nothing about the
23:40
Speaker 1: circumstances to which you refer, Monsieur, and I do not
23:43
Speaker 1: see in what way they can interest me. In this way, mademoiselle,
23:49
Speaker 1: you know as well as I that Maxim Beaumond is
23:52
Speaker 1: also known by the name of Arsaint Lupin. She laughed
23:57
Speaker 1: and said, nonsense, Arsaint Lupin. Marxim Bermande is ars Saint Lupin. Oh, no,
24:08
Speaker 1: it is impossible. I have the honor to inform you
24:11
Speaker 1: of that fact, And since you refuse to understand my meaning,
24:14
Speaker 1: I will add that Arsain Lupin has found in this
24:17
Speaker 1: house a friend more than a friend, and accomplice, blindly
24:22
Speaker 1: and passionately devoted to him, without emotion, or at least
24:26
Speaker 1: with so little emotion that Schrimes was astonished at her
24:29
Speaker 1: self control. She declared, I do not understand your object, monsieur,
24:35
Speaker 1: and I do not care to. But I command you
24:37
Speaker 1: to say no more and leave this house. I have
24:41
Speaker 1: no intention of forcing my presence on you, replied Schrilmes,
24:44
Speaker 1: with equal sang fraud. But I shall not leave this
24:48
Speaker 1: house alone. And who will accompany you? Monsieur? You will? I, yes, mademoiselle,
24:56
Speaker 1: we will leave this house together, and you will follow
24:58
Speaker 1: me without one word of protest. The strange feature of
25:02
Speaker 1: the foregoing interview was the absolute coolness of the two adversaries.
25:07
Speaker 1: It bore no resemblance to an implacable duel between two
25:10
Speaker 1: powerful wills, But judging solely from their attitude and the
25:14
Speaker 1: tone of their voices, an onlooker would have supposed their
25:17
Speaker 1: conversation to be nothing more serious than a courteous argument
25:21
Speaker 1: over some impersonal subject. Clotilda resumed her seat without deigning
25:26
Speaker 1: to reply to the last remark of her locke Shoones,
25:29
Speaker 1: except by a shrug of her shoulders. Sholmes looked at
25:33
Speaker 1: his watch and said, it is half past ten. We
25:36
Speaker 1: will leave here in five minutes. Perhaps, if not, I
25:42
Speaker 1: shall go to Monsieur d' stange and tell him what
25:46
Speaker 1: the truth. I will tell him of the vicious life
25:49
Speaker 1: of Maxim Bremond, and I will tell him of the
25:52
Speaker 1: double life of his accomplice, of his accomplice, yes, of
25:59
Speaker 1: the woman known as the blond lady, of the woman
26:02
Speaker 1: who was blonde? What proofs will you give him? I
26:08
Speaker 1: will take him to the Rue Chalgrand and show him
26:11
Speaker 1: the secret passage made by Arsain Lupin's workmen while doing
26:15
Speaker 1: the work of which he had the control, between the
26:17
Speaker 1: houses numbered forty and forty two, the passage which you
26:21
Speaker 1: and he used two nights ago. Well, I will then
26:27
Speaker 1: take Monsieur de Stange to the house of Monsieur Dbtnond.
26:30
Speaker 1: We will descend the servants stairway which was used by
26:32
Speaker 1: you and Arsain Lupin when you escaped from Jeanie Mard,
26:36
Speaker 1: and we will search together the means of communication with
26:38
Speaker 1: the adjoining house, which fronts on the Boulevard des Batignon
26:42
Speaker 1: and not upon the Rue Claperon. Well, I will take
26:48
Speaker 1: Monsieur de Stanche to the Chateau de Croisson, and it
26:51
Speaker 1: will be easy for him, who knows the nature of
26:53
Speaker 1: the work performed by Arsain Lupin in the restoration of
26:57
Speaker 1: the chateau to discover the secret passages constructed there by
27:00
Speaker 1: his workmen. It will thus be established that those passages
27:04
Speaker 1: allowed the blond lady to make a nocturnal visit to
27:07
Speaker 1: the Countess's room and take the blue diamond from the mantel,
27:10
Speaker 1: and two weeks later, by similar means, to enter the
27:14
Speaker 1: room of her Bleichen and conceal the blue diamond in
27:17
Speaker 1: his tooth powder. A strange action. I confess a woman's revenge, perhaps,
27:22
Speaker 1: but I don't know, and I don't care. Well. After that,
27:30
Speaker 1: said herloc Sholmes in a more serious tone, I will
27:34
Speaker 1: take Monsieur de stanche to one thirty four Avenue Henri Martines,
27:39
Speaker 1: and we will learn how the Baron d'outrek no no,
27:44
Speaker 1: keep quiet, stammered the girl, struck with a sudden terror.
27:47
Speaker 1: I forbid you. You dare to say that it was
27:50
Speaker 1: I you accuse me, I accuse you of having killed
27:56
Speaker 1: the Baron d'utrek no, no, it is a lie. You
28:00
Speaker 1: killed the Baron d'autrec. Mademoiselle. You entered his service under
28:04
Speaker 1: the name of Antoinette Brehat for the purpose of stealing
28:07
Speaker 1: the blue diamond, and you killed him. Keep quiet, monsieur,
28:12
Speaker 1: she implored him. Since you know so much, you must
28:16
Speaker 1: know that I did not murder the Baron. I did
28:19
Speaker 1: not say that you murdered him. Mademoiselle. Baron d'autrec was
28:23
Speaker 1: subject to fits of insanity that only sister or gouste
28:25
Speaker 1: could control. She told me so herself. In her absence,
28:29
Speaker 1: he must have attacked you, and in the course of
28:32
Speaker 1: the struggle you struck him in order to save your
28:34
Speaker 1: own life. Frightened at your awful situation, you rang the
28:37
Speaker 1: bell and fled, without even taking the blue diamond from
28:40
Speaker 1: the finger of your victim. A few minutes later you
28:43
Speaker 1: returned with one of our sand Lupin's accompasses, who was
28:46
Speaker 1: a servant in the adjoining house. You placed the baron
28:48
Speaker 1: on the bed, you put the room in order, but
28:51
Speaker 1: you were afraid to take the blue diamond. Now I
28:54
Speaker 1: have told you what happened on that night. I repeat,
28:58
Speaker 1: you did not murder the Baron, And yet it was
29:01
Speaker 1: your hand that struck the blow. She had crossed them
29:05
Speaker 1: over her forehead, those long, delicate white hands, and kept
29:09
Speaker 1: them thus for a long time, at last loosening her fingers,
29:13
Speaker 1: she said, in a voice rent by anguish. And you
29:17
Speaker 1: intend to tell all that to my father? Yes, and
29:22
Speaker 1: I will tell him that I have secured as witnesses
29:24
Speaker 1: Mademoiselle Geerbois, who will recognize the blond lady, Sister Auguste,
29:30
Speaker 1: who will recognize Antoinette Brehat, and the Countess de Croisson,
29:34
Speaker 1: who will recognize Madame de Real. That is what I
29:38
Speaker 1: shall tell him. You will not dare, she said, recovering
29:44
Speaker 1: her self possession in the face of an immediate peril.
29:47
Speaker 1: He arose and made a step toward the library. Clotilde
29:51
Speaker 1: stopped him. One moment. Monsieur, she paused, reflected a moment,
29:57
Speaker 1: and then perfect mistress of herself, said, you are her
30:01
Speaker 1: luck shomes. Yes, what do you want of me? What
30:07
Speaker 1: do I want? I am fighting a duel with Ur
30:11
Speaker 1: sain Lupin, and I must win. The contest is now
30:15
Speaker 1: drawing to a climax, and I have an idea that
30:18
Speaker 1: a hostage as precious as you will give me an
30:21
Speaker 1: important advantage over my adversary. Therefore, you will follow me, Mademoiselle.
30:27
Speaker 1: I will entrust you to one of my friends as
30:29
Speaker 1: soon as the duel is ended. You will be set
30:31
Speaker 1: at liberty. Is that all? That is all. I do
30:38
Speaker 1: not belong to the police service of this country, and consequently,
30:41
Speaker 1: I do not consider that I am under any obligation
30:44
Speaker 1: to cause your arrest. She appeared to have come to
30:49
Speaker 1: a decision, yet she required a momentary respite. She closed
30:54
Speaker 1: her eyes, the better to concentrate her thoughts. Sholmes looked
30:58
Speaker 1: at her in surprise. She was now so tranquil and
31:02
Speaker 1: apparently indifferent to the dangers which threatened her. Scholmes thought,
31:07
Speaker 1: does she believe that she is in danger? Probably not,
31:11
Speaker 1: since Leupainne protects her. She has confidence in him. She
31:15
Speaker 1: believes that Leeupainne is omnipotent and infallible. Mademoiselle, he said,
31:21
Speaker 1: I told you that we would leave here in five minutes.
31:24
Speaker 1: That time has almost expired. Will you permit me to
31:27
Speaker 1: go to my room, monsieur, to get some necessary articles? Certainly, Mademoiselle,
31:33
Speaker 1: and I will wait for you in the room. Montchanine
31:36
Speaker 1: Jean Nois, the concierge is a friend of mine. Ah,
31:41
Speaker 1: you know, she said, visibly alarmed. I know many things
31:47
Speaker 1: very well. I will ring for the maid. The maid
31:52
Speaker 1: brought her hat and jacket Then Chames said, you must
31:56
Speaker 1: give Monsieur de Stanch some reason for our departure, and
31:59
Speaker 1: if possible, let your excuse sir for an absence of
32:02
Speaker 1: several days. That shall not be necessary. I shall be
32:07
Speaker 1: back very soon. They exchanged defiant glances and an ironic smile.
32:14
Speaker 1: What faith you have in him, said Sholmes. Absolute. He
32:19
Speaker 1: does everything well, doesn't he? He succeeds in everything he undertakes,
32:24
Speaker 1: and whatever he does receives your approval and co operation.
32:28
Speaker 1: I love him, she said, with a touch of passion
32:32
Speaker 1: in her voice. And you think that he will save you?
32:36
Speaker 1: She shrugged her shoulders, and approaching her father, she said,
32:40
Speaker 1: I am going to deprive you of Monsieur Stickman. We
32:43
Speaker 1: are going to the National Library. You will return for luncheon.
32:50
Speaker 1: Perhaps no, I think not, but don't be uneasy. Then
32:55
Speaker 1: she said to Sholames in a firm voice, I am
32:58
Speaker 1: at your service, Monsieur, absolutely quite so. I warn you
33:04
Speaker 1: that if you attempt to escape, I shall call the
33:06
Speaker 1: police and have you arrested. Do not forget that the
33:09
Speaker 1: blond lady is on parole. I give you my word
33:12
Speaker 1: of honor that I shall not attempt to escape. I
33:17
Speaker 1: believe you now let us go. They left the house together,
33:22
Speaker 1: as he had predicted. The automobile was standing where Sholmes
33:25
Speaker 1: had left it. As they approached it, Sholmes could hear
33:28
Speaker 1: the rumbling of the motor. He opened the door, asked
33:31
Speaker 1: Clotilda to enter, and took a seat beside her. The
33:35
Speaker 1: machine started at once gained the exterior boulevards, the Avenue
33:39
Speaker 1: Hush and the Avenue de la Grande Armeai Schlmes was
33:43
Speaker 1: considering his plans. He thought, Jenimard is at home, I
33:47
Speaker 1: will leave the girl in his care. Shall I tell
33:50
Speaker 1: him who she is? No, he would take her to
33:52
Speaker 1: prison at once, and that would spoil everything. When I
33:55
Speaker 1: am alone, I can consult my list of addresses taken
33:58
Speaker 1: from the account m be and run them down to
34:02
Speaker 1: night or to morrow morning. At the latest, I shall
34:04
Speaker 1: go to Jeaniemard, as I agreed, and deliver into his
34:07
Speaker 1: hands our Sain Lupin and all his band. He rubbed
34:12
Speaker 1: his hand gleefully at the thought that his duel with
34:15
Speaker 1: Lupin was drawing to a close, and he could not
34:18
Speaker 1: see any serious obstacle in the way of his success.
34:21
Speaker 1: And yielding to an irrepressible desire to give vent to
34:24
Speaker 1: his feelings, an unusual desire on his part. He exclaimed,
34:29
Speaker 1: excuse me, mademoiselle, if I am unable to conceal my
34:31
Speaker 1: satisfaction and delight. The battle has been a difficult one,
34:35
Speaker 1: and my success is therefore more enjoyable, A legitimid success, monsieur,
34:42
Speaker 1: of which you have a just right to be proud.
34:45
Speaker 1: Thank you? But where are we going? The chauffeurmest have
34:49
Speaker 1: misunderstood my directions. At that moment, they were leaving Paris
34:54
Speaker 1: by the gates de Nuilli. That was strange, as the
34:57
Speaker 1: Rue Pergolese is not outside the forte vacations. Cholmes lowered
35:02
Speaker 1: the glass and said, chauffeur, you have made a mistake,
35:06
Speaker 1: rue Pergolese. The man made no reply. Cholmes repeated, in
35:10
Speaker 1: a louder voice, I told you to go to the
35:13
Speaker 1: Rue Pergolez. Still the man did not reply, Ah, but
35:18
Speaker 1: you are deaf, my friend, or is he doing it
35:21
Speaker 1: on purpose? We are very much out of our way.
35:24
Speaker 1: Rue Pergolese turned back at once Rue Pergolez. The chauffeur
35:31
Speaker 1: made no sign of having heard the order. The Englishman
35:34
Speaker 1: fretted with impatience. He looked at Clotilda, A mysterious smile
35:38
Speaker 1: played upon her lips. Why do you laugh, he said.
35:43
Speaker 1: It is an awkward mistake, but it won't help you.
35:46
Speaker 1: Of course not, she replied. Then an idea occurred to him.
35:52
Speaker 1: He rose and made a careful scrutiny of the chauffeur.
35:56
Speaker 1: His shoulders were not so broad, his bearing was not
35:59
Speaker 1: so stiff and mechanical. A cold perspiration covered his forehead,
36:04
Speaker 1: and his hands clenched with sudden fear as his mind
36:07
Speaker 1: was seized with the conviction that the chauffeur was Arsin Lupin. Well,
36:13
Speaker 1: Monsieur Shelmes, what do you think of our lettle ride? Delightful, monsieur,
36:20
Speaker 1: really delightful, replied Cholmes. Never in his life had he
36:25
Speaker 1: experienced so much difficulty in uttering a few simple words
36:29
Speaker 1: without a tremor, or without betraying his feelings in his voice.
36:33
Speaker 1: But quickly, by a sort of reaction, a flood of
36:36
Speaker 1: hatred and rage burst its bounds. Overcame his self control
36:40
Speaker 1: and brusquely, drawing his revolver, he pointed it at Mademoiselle
36:44
Speaker 1: d' stange. Lupin stopped this minute, This second, or I
36:48
Speaker 1: fire at Mademoiselle. I advise you to aim at the
36:52
Speaker 1: cheek if you wish to hit the temple, replied Leupin,
36:55
Speaker 1: without turning his head. Maxime, don't go so fast, said Clotelle.
37:00
Speaker 1: The pavement is slippery, and I am very timid. She
37:04
Speaker 1: was smiling. Her eyes were fixed on the pavement over
37:07
Speaker 1: which the carriage was traveling at enormous speed. Let him stop,
37:12
Speaker 1: Let him stop, said Shrilmes to her, wild with rage.
37:15
Speaker 1: I warn you that I am desperate. The barrel of
37:19
Speaker 1: the revolver brushed the waving locks of her hair. She replied, calmly,
37:23
Speaker 1: Maxim is so imprudent. He is going so fast. I
37:28
Speaker 1: am really afraid of some accident. Sholmes returned the weapon
37:33
Speaker 1: to his pocket and seized the handle of the door
37:35
Speaker 1: as if to alight. Despite the absurdity of such an act,
37:38
Speaker 1: Clotilde said to him, be careful, monsieur, there is an
37:42
Speaker 1: automobile behind us. He leaned over. There was an automobile
37:48
Speaker 1: close behind, a large machine of formidable aspect, with its
37:51
Speaker 1: sharp prow and blood red body, and holding four men
37:55
Speaker 1: clad in fur coats. Ah, I am well guarded, thought Schulmes,
38:01
Speaker 1: I may as well be patient. He folded his arms
38:05
Speaker 1: across his chest, with that proud air of submission so
38:08
Speaker 1: frequently assumed by heroes when fate has turned against them.
38:12
Speaker 1: And while they crossed the River Senes and rushed through Sourenes,
38:15
Speaker 1: Rurille and Chateau, motionless and resigned, controlling his actions and
38:20
Speaker 1: his passions, he tried to explain to his own satisfaction
38:23
Speaker 1: by what miracle arsand Lupin had substituted himself for the chauffeur.
38:28
Speaker 1: It was quite improbable that the honest looking fellow he
38:31
Speaker 1: had selected on the boulevard that morning was an accomplice
38:34
Speaker 1: place there in advance. And yet arsand Lupin had received
38:38
Speaker 1: a warning in some way, And it must have been
38:40
Speaker 1: after he Sholmes had approached Clotilda in the house, because
38:44
Speaker 1: no one could have suspected his project prior to that time,
38:48
Speaker 1: since then Scholmes had not allowed Clotilda out of his sight.
38:52
Speaker 1: Then an idea struck him. The telephone communication desired by
38:56
Speaker 1: Clotilda and her conversation with the dressmaker. Now it was
39:01
Speaker 1: all quite clear to him, even before he had spoken
39:04
Speaker 1: to her, simply upon his request to speak to her,
39:06
Speaker 1: as the new secretary of Monsieur d' stange. She had
39:09
Speaker 1: scented the danger, surmised the name and purpose of the visitor, and, calmly, naturally,
39:15
Speaker 1: as if she were performing a commonplace action of her
39:18
Speaker 1: every day life, she had called ar Saint Lupin to
39:21
Speaker 1: her assistance by some preconcerted signal. How Arsaint Lupin had
39:26
Speaker 1: come and caused himself to be substituted for the chauffeur
39:29
Speaker 1: were matters of trifling importance. That which affected Cholmes even
39:34
Speaker 1: to the point of appeasing his fury, was the recollection
39:37
Speaker 1: of that incident, whereby an ordinary woman, a sweetheart, it
39:40
Speaker 1: is true, mastering her nerves, controlling her features, and subjugating
39:44
Speaker 1: the expression of her eyes, had completely deceived the astute
39:48
Speaker 1: detective Herlock Chomes how difficult to overcome an adversary who
39:53
Speaker 1: is aided by such confederates, and who, by the mere
39:56
Speaker 1: force of his authority, inspires in a woman so much
39:59
Speaker 1: courage and strength. They crossed the sand and climbed the
40:04
Speaker 1: hill at Saint Germain, But some five hundred meters beyond
40:08
Speaker 1: that town, the automobile slackened its speed. The other automobile
40:12
Speaker 1: advanced and the two stopped side by side. There was
40:16
Speaker 1: no one else in the neighborhood. Monsieur Sholmes said, Lupan,
40:21
Speaker 1: kindly exchange to the as a machine ours is really
40:24
Speaker 1: a very slow one. Indeed, said Sholmes, calmly, convinced that
40:31
Speaker 1: he had no choice. Also, permit me to loan you
40:34
Speaker 1: if fur coat, as we will travel quite fast and
40:37
Speaker 1: the air is cool, and except a couple of sandwitches,
40:42
Speaker 1: as we cannot tell when we will dine. The four
40:45
Speaker 1: men alighted from the other automobile. One of them approached,
40:49
Speaker 1: and as he raised his goggles, Sholms recognized in him
40:52
Speaker 1: the gentleman in the frock coat that he had seen
40:55
Speaker 1: at the Hungarian restaurant. Lupin said to him, you will
40:58
Speaker 1: return his machine to There's a chauffeur from whom I
41:01
Speaker 1: hired it. He is waiting in the first wine shop
41:04
Speaker 1: to the right. As you go up the rue Le Gendre,
41:07
Speaker 1: you will give him the balance of the thousand francs,
41:09
Speaker 1: I promised him. Ah, yes, kindly give your goggles to
41:13
Speaker 1: Messier Scholmes. He talked to Mademoiselle d' stanche for a moment,
41:18
Speaker 1: then took his place at the wheel and started with
41:20
Speaker 1: Scholmes at his side and one of his men behind him.
41:24
Speaker 1: Lupin had not exaggerated when he said we will travel
41:27
Speaker 1: quite fast. From the beginning, he set a break neck pace.
41:31
Speaker 1: The horizon rushed to meet them, as if attracted by
41:33
Speaker 1: some mysterious force, and disappeared instantly, as though swallowed up
41:37
Speaker 1: in an abyss, into which many other things, such as trees, houses,
41:42
Speaker 1: fields and forests, were hurled with the tumultuous fury and
41:46
Speaker 1: haste of a torrent. As it approached the cataract, Shomes
41:50
Speaker 1: and Leupin did not exchange a word. Above their heads.
41:54
Speaker 1: The leaves of the poplars made a great noise, like
41:56
Speaker 1: the waves of the sea, rhythmically arranged by the regular
42:00
Speaker 1: spacing of the trees, and the towns swept by like specters.
42:05
Speaker 1: Monteo Vernon, Gaillon, from one hill to the other, from
42:10
Speaker 1: bon Secour to chantelou roin its suburbs, its harbor, its
42:15
Speaker 1: miles of wharves, Ruran seemed like the straggling street of
42:20
Speaker 1: a country village. And this was to Claire Caldebec, the
42:24
Speaker 1: country of call, which they skimmed over in the terrific flight.
42:28
Speaker 1: And lile Bon and Quilleboeuf. Then suddenly they found themselves
42:33
Speaker 1: on the banks of the Seine, at the extremity of
42:35
Speaker 1: a little wharf, beside which lay a staunch sea going
42:39
Speaker 1: yacht that emitted great volumes of black smoke from its funnel.
42:43
Speaker 1: The automobile stopped. In two hours, they had traveled over
42:47
Speaker 1: forty leagues. A man wearing a blue uniform and a
42:51
Speaker 1: gold laced cap came forward and saluted Lupin said to him, already, Captain,
42:57
Speaker 1: did you receive my telegram? Yes? I got it is
43:01
Speaker 1: the swallow ready, Yes, monsieur come, Monsieur Sholmes. The Englishman
43:08
Speaker 1: looked around, saw a group of people on the terrace
43:10
Speaker 1: in front of a cafe. Hesitated a moment, then, realizing
43:15
Speaker 1: that before he could secure any assistance, he would be seized,
43:18
Speaker 1: carried aboard and placed in the bottom of the hold,
43:21
Speaker 1: He crossed the gangplank and followed Lupin into the captain's cabin.
43:25
Speaker 1: It was quite a large room, scrupulously clean and presented
43:29
Speaker 1: a cheerful appearance with its varnished woodwork and polished brass.
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Speaker 1: Lupin closed the door and addressed Scholmes abruptly and almost rudely,
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Speaker 1: as he said, well, what do you know everything? Everything
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Speaker 1: comet be precise. His voice contained no longer that polite,
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Speaker 1: if ironical tone which he had effected when speaking to
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Speaker 1: the Englishman. Now his voice had the imperious tone of
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Speaker 1: a master, accustomed to command and accustomed to be obeyed,
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Speaker 1: even by a hurlock shomes. They measured each other by
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Speaker 1: their looks, enemies, now open and implacable foes. Lupin spoke again,
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Speaker 1: but in a milder tone. I have grown weary of
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Speaker 1: your pursuit and do not intend to waste any more
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Speaker 1: time in avoiding the traps you lay for me. I
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Speaker 1: warn you that my treatment of you will depend on
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Speaker 1: your reply. Now, what do you know everything? Monsieur Arsin.
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Speaker 1: Lupin controlled his temper and said, in a jerky manner,
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Speaker 1: I will tell you what you know. You know that,
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Speaker 1: under the name of Maxim Beamond, I have improved fifteen
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Speaker 1: houses that were originally constructed by Monsieur d' stanche. Yes.
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Speaker 1: Of those fifteen houses you have seen four yes, and
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Speaker 1: you have a list of the other eleven. Yes. You
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Speaker 1: made that list at Monsieur de Stanche's house on that night.
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Speaker 1: No doubt. Yes, and you have an idea that among
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Speaker 1: those eleven houses there is one that I have kept
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Speaker 1: for the use of myself and my friends. And you
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Speaker 1: have entrusted to Jeanie Mard the task of finding my retreat. No,
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Speaker 1: what does that signify. It signifies that I choose to
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Speaker 1: act alone and do not want his help. So I
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Speaker 1: have nothing to fear. Since you are in my hands.
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Speaker 1: You have nothing to fear as long as I remain
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Speaker 1: in your hands. You mean that you will not remain. Yes,
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Speaker 1: Assain Lupin approached the Englishman, and placing his hand on
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Speaker 1: the latter's shoulder, said, listen, monsieur, I am not in
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Speaker 1: a humor to argue with you, and unfortunately for you,
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Speaker 1: you are not in a position to choose. So let
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Speaker 1: us finish our business very well. You are going to
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Speaker 1: keep me your word of honor that you will not
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Speaker 1: try to escape from this boat until you arrive in
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Speaker 1: English waters. I give you my word of honor that
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Speaker 1: I shall escape if I have an opportunity, replied the
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Speaker 1: indomitable Sholmes. But SAPPI stee you know quite well that
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Speaker 1: at a word from me you would soon be rendered helpless.
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Speaker 1: All these men will obey me blindly at a sign
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Speaker 1: for me, They would place you when irons irons can
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Speaker 1: be broken, and saw you overboard ten miles from shore.
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Speaker 1: I can swim. I haven't thought of that, said Lupan,
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Speaker 1: with a laugh. Excuse me, master, and let us finish.
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Speaker 1: You will agree that I must take the measures necessary
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Speaker 1: to protect myself and my friends, certainly, but they will
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Speaker 1: be useless, and yet you do not wish me to
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Speaker 1: take them. It is your duty. Very well, then, Lupan
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Speaker 1: and opened the door and called the captain and two sailors.
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Speaker 1: The latter seized the Englishman, bound him hand and foot,
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Speaker 1: and tied him to the captain's bunk. That will do,
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Speaker 1: said Lupan. It was only on account of your obstinacy
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Speaker 1: and the unusual gravity of the situation, that I venture
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Speaker 1: to offer you this indignity. The sailors retired. Lupin said
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Speaker 1: to the captain, let one of the crew remain here
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Speaker 1: to look after Monsieur Chams, and you can give him
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Speaker 1: as much of your own company as possible. Treat him
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Speaker 1: with all due respect and consideration. He is not a
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Speaker 1: prisoner but a guest. What time have you, captain? Five
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Speaker 1: minutes after two. Lupan consulted his watch and then looked
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Speaker 1: at the clock that was attached to the wall of
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Speaker 1: the cabin. Five minutes past two is right? How long
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Speaker 1: will it take you to reach Southampton? Nine hours? Easy going,
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Speaker 1: make it eleven. You must not land there until after
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Speaker 1: the depart of the midnight boat, which reaches Havre at
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Speaker 1: eight o'clock in the morning. Do you understand, captain? Let
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Speaker 1: me repeat, as it would be very dangerous for all
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Speaker 1: of us to permit Monsieur to return to France by
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Speaker 1: that boat. You must not reach Southampton before one o'clock
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Speaker 1: in the morning. I understand, owevair Master next year in
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Speaker 1: this world or in the next until tomorrow, replied Scholmes.
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Speaker 1: A few minutes later, Sholmes heard the automobile going away,
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Speaker 1: and at the same time the steam puffed violently in
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Speaker 1: the depths of the Swallow. The boat had started for England.
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Speaker 1: About three o'clock, the vessel left the mouth of the
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Speaker 1: river and plunged into the open sea. At that moment,
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Speaker 1: Shulmes was lying on the captain's bunk, sound asleep. Next morning,
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Speaker 1: it being the tenth and last day of the duel
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Speaker 1: between Sholms and the The Echo de France published this
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Speaker 1: interesting bit of news. Yesterday, A judgment of ejectment was
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Speaker 1: entered in the case of Arsan Lupin against Herlock Scholmes,
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Speaker 1: the English detective. Although signed at noon, the judgment was
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Speaker 1: executed the same day at one o'clock. This morning. Sholmes
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Speaker 1: was landed at Southampton. End of Chapter five