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It's scandalous the way you've beaten me down!" "No, no," protested M. Charolais. He seemed frightened out of his life by the vehemence of the big man. "You wait till you've seen how it goes," said M. Gournay-Martin. "Eight hundred is very dear," said M. Charolais. "Come, come! You're too sharp, that's what you are. But don't say any more till you've tried the car."

It was not a clean dish-cloth; but he did not care. "Frightened? What of?" said his wife. "Burglars! Cut-throats!" said Firmin. He told her of the fears of M. Gournay-Martin, and of his own appointment to the honourable and dangerous post of guard of the chateau. "God save us!" said his wife. "You lock the door of that beastly hall, and come into the kitchen.

M. Gournay-Martin had advertised it for sale in the Rennes Advertiser. They were waiting in the big hall of the chateau, which the family uses as the chief living-room, for the return of M. Gournay-Martin. He came; and as they left the hall one of them attempted to steal a pendant set with pearls which I had given to Mademoiselle Gournay-Martin half an hour before.

Also he was not at all displeased at enjoying this opportunity of impressing the Duke with his powers of analysis and synthesis. He was unaware that, as a rule, the Duke's eyes did not usually twinkle as they twinkled during this solemn and deliberate progress through the house of M. Gournay-Martin. M. Formery had so exactly the air of a sleuthhound; and he was even noisier.

"Oh, that stupid pendant! I wish I'd never given it to Mademoiselle Gournay-Martin," said the Duke lightly. "I have a feeling that if I could lay my hand on that pendant if I could find who has it, I should have the key to this mystery." "The devil you would!" said the Duke softly. "That is odd. It is the oddest thing about this business I've heard yet."

"About Guerchard?" said the Duke. "What do you mean?" "Do you think I can put full confidence in Guerchard?" said M. Gournay-Martin. "Oh, I think so," said the Duke. "Besides, I shall be here to look after Guerchard. And, though I wouldn't undertake to answer for Lupin, I think I can answer for Guerchard. If he tries to escape with the coronet, I will wring his neck for you with pleasure.

"Those people are going," said the Duke. "I must go down and say good-bye to them." And he rose and went out of the room. Guerchard stood staring, staring at the photograph. The Duke ran down the stairs, and said goodbye to the millionaire's guests. After they had gone, M. Gournay-Martin went quickly up the stairs; Germaine and the Duke followed more slowly.

That, at any rate, is something gained, to have found the accomplice. We shall have this good news, at least, to tell M, Gournay-Martin on his arrival." "Do you really think that she's the accomplice?" said the Duke. "I'm dead sure of it," said M. Formery. "We will go up to her room and make another thorough examination of it."

He came down the room, kissed Germaine's hands, shook hands with the millionaire, and bade them good-night. Then he went out to the car. They heard it start; the rattle of it grew fainter and fainter down the long avenue and died away. M. Gournay-Martin arose, and began putting out lamps.

The key of the safe upstairs, in my bedroom, where the coronet is is the key there?" cried M. Gournay-Martin. Guerchard went back into the empty safe, and groped about in it. He came out smiling. "Well, have you found the key?" cried the millionaire. "No. I haven't; but I've found something better," said Guerchard. "What is it?" said M. Formery sharply.

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