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Updated: May 24, 2025
But until I found the eye-glasses I could but look upon my suspicion of him in the light of an absurd hypothesis only. You can imagine my elation after I had explained Larsan's movements. I remember well rushing into my room like a mad-man and crying to you: 'I'll get the better of the great Fred. I'll get the better of him in a way that will make a sensation!
My friend's face, however, when he stood up, was as calm as it had been a moment before agitated. "He is asleep," he said. He led me to his chamber, after closing Larsan's room. "The drug?" I asked. "Does Mademoiselle Stangerson wish to put everybody to sleep, to-night?" "Perhaps," replied Rouletabille; but I could see he was thinking of something else. "But what about us?" I exclaimed.
Those who explained the crime on Frederic Larsan's theory would not admit that there could be any doubt as to the perspicacity of the popular detective. Others who had arrived at a different solution, naturally insisted that this was Rouletabille's explanation, though they did not as yet know what that was.
"Have you noticed Frederic Larsan's cane?" asked the young reporter, as soon as we were alone. "It is quite a new one, which I have never seen him use before. He seems to take great care of it it never leaves him. One would think he was afraid it might fall into the hands of strangers. I never saw it before to-day. Where did he find it?
When Darzac went to Epinay, expecting to find Ballmeyer or Larsan there, he was met by an accomplice of Larsan's, and kept waiting until such time as the "coincidence" could be established. It was all done with Machiavellian cunning; but Ballmeyer had reckoned without Joseph Rouletabille.
He had arrived at a point where he had to keep back his knowledge of Larsan's true motive. The explanation he had given had evidently been unsatisfactory. Rouletabille was quick enough to note the bad impression he had made, for, turning to the President, he said: "And now we come to the explanation of the Mystery of The Yellow Room!"
The words had scarcely left Larsan's mouth when from the back of the court came a youthful voice: "I agree with Frederic Larsan as to the death of the keeper; but I do not agree with him as to the way the murderer escaped!" Everybody turned round, astonished.
"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.
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.
'An hour or so ago, there was a ladder close by your window. "'What ladder? I did not see any ladder. Good-night! "And he simply put us out of the room. When we were outside I looked at Larsan. His face was impenetrable. "'Well? I said. "'Well? he repeated. "'Does that open out any new view to you? "There was no mistaking Larsan's bad temper.
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