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suspected him of the abominable attempt on the life of
Mademoiselle Stangerson。 The impression of the blood´stained hand
on the walls of The Yellow Room was in his mind。 I looked at the
man closely。 His haughty face with its expression ordinarily so
straightforward was at this moment strangely troubled。 He held out
his right hand and�察�referring to me�察�said��
;As you are a friend of Monsieur Sainclair who has rendered me
invaluable services in a just cause�察�monsieur�察�I see no reason for
refusing you my hand ´;
Rouletabille did not take the extended hand。 Lying with the utmost
audacity�察�he said��
;Monsieur�察�I have lived several years in Russia�察�where I have
acquired the habit of never taking any but an ungloved hand。;
I thought that the Sorbonne professor would express his anger openly��
but�察�on the contrary�察�by a visibly violent effort�察�he calmed himself��
took off his gloves�察�and showed his hands�察�they were unmarked by any
cicatrix。
;Are you satisfied�拭�
;No� ─�replied Rouletabille。 ;My dear friend�察─�he said�察�turning
to me�察 �I am obliged to ask you to leave us alone for a moment。;
I bowed and retired�察�stupefied by what I had seen and heard。 I
could not understand why Monsieur Robert Darzac had not already
shown the door to my impertinent�察�insulting�察�and stupid friend。
I was angry myself with Rouletabille at that moment�察�for his
suspicions�察�which had led to this scene of the gloves。
For some twenty minutes I walked about in front of the chateau��
trying vainly to link together the different events of the day。
What was in Rouletabile's mind�拭 �Was it possible that he thought
Monsieur Robert Darzac to be the murderer�拭 �How could it be
thought that this man�察�who was to have married Mademoiselle
Stangerson in the course of a few days�察�had introduced himself
into The Yellow Room to assassinate his fiancee�拭 �I could find no
explanation as to how the murderer had been able to leave The Yellow
Room�察�and so long as that mystery�察�which appeared to me so
inexplicable�察�remained unexplained�察�I thought it was the duty of
all of us to refrain from suspecting anybody。 But�察�then�察�that
seemingly senseless phrase ´ ;The presbytery has lost nothing of its
charm�察�nor the garden its brightness; ´ still rang in my ears。 What
did it mean�拭 �I was eager to rejoin Rouletabille and question him。
At that moment the young man came out of the chateau in the company
of Monsieur Robert Darzac�察�and�察�extraordinary to relate�察�I saw�察�at
a glance�察�that they were the best of friends。 ;We are going to The
Yellow Room。 Come with us�察─�Rouletabille said to me。 ;You know��
my dear boy�察�I am going to keep you with me all day。 We'll breakfast
together somewhere about here ´;
;You'll breakfast with me�察�here�察�gentlemen ´;
;No�察�thanks�察─�replied the young man。 ;We shall breakfast at the
Donjon Inn。;
;You'll fare very badly there�察�you'll not find anything ´;
;Do you think so�拭 �Well�察�I hope to find something there�察─�replied
Rouletabille。 ;After breakfast�察�we'll set to work again。 I'll
write my article and if you'll be so good as to take it to the
office for me ´;
;Won't you come back with me to Paris�拭�
;No�察�I shall remain here。;
I turned towards Rouletabille。 He spoke quite seriously�察�and
Monsieur Robert Darzac did not appear to be in the least degree
surprised。
We were passing by the donjon and heard wailing voices。 Rouletabille
asked��
;Why have these people been arrested�拭�
;It is a little my fault�察─�said Monsieur Darzac。 ;I happened to
remark to the examining magistrate yesterday that it was inexplicable
that the concierges had had time to hear the revolver shots�察�to dress
themselves�察�and to cover so great a distance as that which lies
between their lodge and the pavilion�察�in the space of two minutes��
for not more than that interval of time had elapsed after the firing
of the shots when they were met by Daddy Jacques。;
;That was suspicious evidently�察─�acquiesced Rouletabille。 ;And
were they dressed�拭�
;That is what is so incredible ´ they were dressed ´ completely
´ not one part of their costume wanting。 The woman wore sabots��
but the man had on laced boots。 Now they assert that they went to
bed at half´past nine。 On arriving this morning�察�the examining
magistrate brought with him from Paris a revolver of the same calibre
as that found in the room ��for he couldn't use the one held for
evidence���察�and made his Registrar fire two shots in The Yellow Room
while the doors and windows were closed。 We were with him in the
lodge of the concierges�察�and yet we heard nothing�察�not a sound。
The concierges have lied�察�of that there can be no doubt。 They must
have been already waiting�察�not far from the pavilion�察�waiting for
something� �Certainly they are not to be accused of being the authors
of the crime�察�but their complicity is not improbable。 That was why
Monsieur de Marquet had them arrested at once。;
;If they had been accomplices�察─�said Rouletabille�察 �they would not
have been there at all。 When people throw themselves into the arms
of justice with the proofs of complicity on them�察�you can be sure
they are not accomplices。 I don't believe there are any accomplices
in this affair。;
;Then�察�why were they abroad at midnight�拭 �Why don't they say�拭�
;They have certainly some reason for their silence。 What that
reason is�察�has to be found out�察�for�察�even if they are not
accomplices�察�it may be of importance。 Everything that took place
on such a night is important。;
We had crossed an old bridge thrown over the Douve and were entering
the part of the park called the Oak Grove�察�The oaks here were
centuries old。 Autumn had already shrivelled their tawny leaves��
and their high branches�察�black and contorted�察�looked like horrid
heads of hair�察�mingled with quaint reptiles such as the ancient
sculptors have made on the head of Medusa。 This place�察�which
Mademoiselle found cheerful and in which she lived in the summer
season�察�appeared to us as sad and funereal now。 The soil was black
and muddy from the recent rains and the rotting of the fallen
leaves�察�the trunks of the trees were black and the sky above us
was now�察�as if in mourning�察�charged with great�察�heavy clouds。
And it was in this sombre and desolate retreat that we saw the
white walls of the pavilion as we approached。 A queer´looking
building without a window visible on the side by which we neared
it。 A little door alone marked the entrance to it。 It might
have passed for a tomb�察�a vast mausoleum in the midst of a thick
forest。 As we came nearer�察�we were able to make out its
disposition。 The building obtained all the light it needed from
the south�察�that is to say�察�from the open country。 The little door
closed on the park。 Monsieur and Mademoiselle Stangerson must
have found it an ideal seclusion for their work and their dreams。
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Here is the ground plan of the pavilion。 It had a ground´floor
which was reached by a few steps�察�and above it was an attic�察�with
which we need not concern ourselves。 The plan of the ground´floor
only�察�sketched roughly�察�is what I here submit to the reader。
1。 The Yellow Room�察�with its one window and its one door opening
into the laboratory。
2。 Laboratory�察�with its two large�察�barred windows and its doors��
one serving for the vestibule�察�the other for The Yellow Room。
3。 Vestibule�察�with its unbarred window and door opening into the
park。
4。 Lavatory。
5。 Stairs leading to the attic。
6。 Large and the only chimney in the pavilion�察�serving for the
experiments of the laboratory。
The plan was drawn by Rouletabille�察�and I assured myself that there
was not a line in it that was wanting to help to the solution of
the problem then set before the police。 With the lines of this
plan and the description of its parts before them�察�my readers will
know as much as Rouletabille knew when he entered the pavilion for
the first time。 With him they may now ask�此�How did the murderer
escape from The Yellow Room�拭 �Before mounting the three steps
leading up to the door of the pavilion�察�Rouletabille stopped and
asked Monsieur Darzac point blank��
;What was the motive for the crime�拭�
;Speaking for myself�察�Monsieur�察�there can be no doubt on the
matter�察─�said Mademoiselle Stangerson's fiance�察�greatly distressed。
;The nails of the fingers�察�the deep scratches on the chest and throat
of Mademoiselle Stangerson show that the wretch who attacked her
attempted to commit a frightful crime。 The medical experts who
examined these traces yesterday affirm that they were made by the
same hand as that which left its red imprint on the wall�察�an enormous
hand�察�Monsieur�察�much too large to go into my gloves�察─�he added with
an indefinable smile。
;Could not that blood´stained hand�察─�I interrupted�察 �have been the
hand of Mademoiselle Stangerson who�察�in the moment of falling�察�had
pressed it against the wail�察�and�察�in slipping�察�enlarged the
impression�拭�
;There was not a drop of blood on either of her hands when she was
lifted up�察─�replied Monsieur Darzac。
;We are now sure�察─�said I�察 �that it was Mademoiselle Stangerson
who was armed with Daddy Jacques's revolver�察�since she wounded the
hand of the murderer。 She was in fear�察�then�察�of somebody or
something。;
;Probably。;
;Do you suspect anybody�拭�
;No�察─�replied Monsieur Darzac�察�looking at Rouletabille。 Rouletabille
then said to me��
;You must know�察�my friend�察�that the inquiry is a little more advanced
than Monsieur de Marquet has chosen to tell us。 He not only knows
that Mademoiselle Stangerson defended herself with the revolver��
but he knows what the weapon was that was used to attack her。
Monsieur Darzac tells me it was a mutton´bone。 Why is Monsieur de
Marquet surrounding this mutton´bone with so much mystery�拭 �No doubt
for the purpose of facilitating the inquiries of the agents of the
Surete�拭 �He imagines�察�perhaps�察�that the owner of this instrument of
crime�察�the most terrible invented�察�is going to be found amongst those
who are well´known in the slums of Paris who use it。 But who can
ever say what passes through the brain of an examining magistrate�拭�
Rouletabille added with contemptuous irony。