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All said, there was no material evidence to prove the fleeting presence of Lupin at the Chateau de l'Aiguille; and the authorities would have been entitled to challenge the statements of Beautrelet and his father, of Valmeras and Mlle. de Saint-Veran, had they not ended by discovering, in a room next to that occupied by the young girl, some half-dozen exquisite bouquets with Arsene Lupin's card pinned to them, bouquets scorned by her, faded and forgotten One of them, in addition to the card, contained a letter which Raymonde had not seen.
He held Lupin safe; and it was for Beautrelet now to select the hour and the manner of the combat. He walked away. Near the bridge, he met two country-girls carrying pails of milk. He asked: "What is the name of the castle over there, behind the trees?" "That's the Chateau de l'Aiguille, sir." He had put his question without attaching any importance to it.
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