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Monsieur Darzac shook his head and said he was sure of the chambermaid's fidelity, and that she was a thoroughly honest and devoted servant. "Besides," he added, "at five o'clock Monsieur Stangerson went into the room to fetch his daughter's hat." "There is that also," said Rouletabille. "That the man entered by the window at the time you say, I admit," I said; "but why did he shut the window?
Besides, they slept in the boudoir, and Mademoiselle Stangerson, very nervous and careful, Monsieur Robert Darzac told me, sees to her own safety since she has been well enough to move about in her room, which I have not yet seen her leave. This nervousness and sudden care on her part, which had struck Monsieur Darzac, had given me, also, food for thought.
"You will never know if it does not turn out to be the truth. It is of much too grave a nature to speak of it, so long as it continues to be only a hypothesis." "Have you, at least, some idea as to who the murderer is?" "No, monsieur, I don't know who the murderer is; but don't be afraid, Monsieur Robert Darzac I shall know."
"Did Mademoiselle give you any explanation, did she tell you what her motive was?" asked Monsieur Dax. "She told me she was too old to marry that she had waited too long. She said she had given much thought to the matter and while she had a great esteem, even affection, for Monsieur Darzac, she felt it would be better if things remained as they were.
"Aha! you have an idea, then, about this matter?" said Larsan, looking at Rouletabille intently, "yet you have seen nothing, young man you have not yet gained admission here!" "I shall get admission." "I doubt it. The orders are strict." "I shall gain admission, if you let me see Monsieur Robert Darzac. Do that for me. You know we are old friends. I beg of you, Monsieur Fred.
"'I understand, I said; 'but how do you account for his red hair and beard? "'Too much beard too much hair false, says Fred. "'That's easily said. You are always thinking of Robert Darzac. You can't get rid of that idea? I am certain that he is innocent. "'So much the better. I hope so; but everything condemns him. Did you notice the marks on the carpet? Come and look at them.
He says that the murderer made his escape from it in quite a natural way, and that he will, this evening, explain how he did it." As he listened to what Monsieur Darzac had to say, Rouletabille turned pale. "Has Frederic Larsan found out the truth, which I can only guess at?" he murmured. "He is very clever very clever and I admire him.
The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a "no cause for action." Search was everywhere made for Frederic Larsan, but in vain. Monsieur Darzac finally escaped the awful calamity which, at one time, had threatened him.
If Larsan were the murderer, he could have no use for a ladder; but the ladder might have been placed there to give an appearance to the murderer's entrance from without the chateau; especially as Larsan had accused Darzac and Darzac was not in the chateau that night. Further, the ladder might have been placed there to facilitate Larsan's flight in case of absolute necessity.
"I still catch myself repeating from the depths of my heart: 'Save her! save her without his speaking! Who is he the murderer? Take him and shut his mouth. But Monsieur Darzac made it clear that in order to shut his mouth he must be killed. Have I the right to kill Mademoiselle Stangerson's murderer? No, I had not. But let him only give me the chance!
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