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He halted and peered in before entering; in doing this he was obeying the caution that was his by instinct and training. Leaning over the counter within, and chatting with his grandmother's assistant was Casey, one of the two plain-clothesmen who had arrested him. Larry drew back.
He was the last out, leaving the electric light full on. In the hall he asked the chief detective to blow his whistle. When all the plain-clothesmen had assembled, he sent them out of the house together with the porter, and shut the door behind him.
For, if it's Arsène Lupin whom he means to detain here, all these worthy plain-clothesmen are hardly enough; and, if it's Don Luis Perenna, they are superfluous, because the flight of Master Perenna would deprive Master Perenna of every chance of seeing the colour of my poor Cosmo's shekels. Having said which, I will take a chair." He resumed his seat in the passage and awaited events.
At ten o'clock the sergeant joined Don Luis in Hippolyte Fauville's workroom. Deputy Chief Detective Weber and two plain-clothesmen were with him. Don Luis took Mazeroux aside: "They distrust me. Own up to it." "No. As long as M. Desmalions is there, they can do nothing against you. Only, M. Weber maintains and he is not the only one that you fake up all these occurrences yourself."
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