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Updated: June 11, 2025
From the day when Monsieur Darzac accompanied Mademoiselle Stangerson to the Grands Magasins de la Louvre until the day after the crime, he had not been at the Glandier. Remember that Mademoiselle Stangerson lost her reticule containing the key with the brass head while she was in his company.
Pointing to the railway servant, Monsieur de Marquet said to Monsieur Darzac: "Do you recognise this man, Monsieur?" "I do," said Monsieur Darzac, in a tone which he vainly tried to make firm. "He is an employe at the station at Epinay-sur-Orge." "This young man," went on Monsieur de Marquet, "affirms that he saw you get off the train at Epinay-sur-Orge "
Gently questioned by me, Darzac denied having, on that evening, or on any other, purchased a cane at Cassette's. However," said Rouletabille, "I'll not swear to anything; Monsieur Darzac has such strange fits of silence that one does not know exactly what to think of what he says." "To Frederic Larsan this cane must mean a piece of very damaging evidence. But in what way?
The President turned to Rouletabille as if appealing for an explanation. "We must assume, Monsieur President, that Monsieur Robert Darzac's absences are closely connected with Mademoiselle Stangerson's secret, and that Monsieur Darzac feels himself in honour bound to remain silent.
All this she had confessed to Robert Darzac, and, believing Ballmeyer dead, had given herself to the joy of a union with him. But fate had resuscitated Jean Roussel the Ballmeyer of her youth. He had taken steps to let her know that he would never allow her to marry Darzac that he still loved her. Mademoiselle Stangerson never for one moment hesitated to confide in Monsieur Darzac.
At the time of the crime in The Yellow Room, there can be no doubt that she expected the murderer. Was he expected this night? Was it she herself who had opened her door to him? Had she some reason for doing so? Was she obliged to do it? Was it a meeting for purposes of crime? Certainly it was not a lover's meeting, for I believe Mademoiselle Stangerson adores Monsieur Darzac.
Rouletabille asked: "Why have these people been arrested?" "It is a little my fault," said Monsieur Darzac.
"Monsieur Darzac! in the name of the law, I arrest you!" The magistrate had no sooner pronounced the words than I saw Rouletabille move quickly towards Monsieur Darzac. He would certainly have spoken to him, but Darzac, by a gesture, held him off. As the gendarme approached his prisoner, a despairing cry rang through the room: "Robert! Robert!" We recognised the voice of Mademoiselle Stangerson.
"There are many points to be cleared up before Larsan's theory can be admitted. I sha'n't waste my time over it, for my theory won't allow me to occupy myself with mere imagination. Only, as I am obliged for the moment to keep silent, and Larsan sometimes talks, he may finish by coming out openly against Monsieur Darzac, if I'm not there," added the young reporter proudly.
I thought I had given orders to Daddy Jacques, who Was left in charge of the pavilion, not to allow anybody to enter." "Don't scold Daddy Jacques, I came here with Monsieur Robert Darzac." "Ah, Indeed!" exclaimed Monsieur de Marquet, disagreeably, casting a side-glance at Monsieur Darzac, who remained perfectly silent.
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