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One was from the Masher, dispatched from Avignon on the previous day and stating that all was going well and that they hoped to keep their appointment punctually that evening. The other was from Prasville, dated from the Havre and addressed to Clarisse: "Impossible return to-morrow Monday morning. Come to my office five o'clock. Reckon on you absolutely." "Five o'clock!" said Clarisse. "How late!"
The excellent Prasville, whose right hand you are... My dear friend, a forlorn hope... You must know that Prasville is mixed up in the Canal affair!
If the scheme miscarries, Clarisse and I will rush off to Paris and, together with Prasville, organize a careful watch in the Square Lamartine to prevent d'Albufex from benefiting by Daubrecq's revelations. The great thing is for Prasville to be warned of the danger. He shall be." The church-clock in a neighbouring village struck twelve.
A little more and the trick was done... But you're too big a fool. And to think that they couldn't hit upon any one better than you to make me bite the dust. Poor old France! "Good-bye, Prasville. But, if I catch you in the act, it will be a bad lookout for you: my maxim is to shoot at sight. "Within reach of your hand," repeated Lupin, after reading the note.
And that also is why, on the second occasion, I made my little Jacques take the stopper from your overcoat-pocket and told the portress to put it back in the drawer." "Then he suspects nothing?" "Nothing. He knows that the list is being looked for, but he does not know that Prasville and I are aware of the thing in which he hides it."
"What Prasville and all his men, what Clarisse Mergy, what nobody has been able to do, you think that you will do!" "I shall!" "And why? By favour of what saint will you succeed where everybody else has failed? There must be a reason?" "There is." "What is it?" "My name is Arsene Lupin." He had let go of Daubrecq, but held him for a time under the dominion of his authoritative glance and will.
"If you send Prasville," Lupin declared, "the place is so arranged that I shall see him coming and that I shall have time to escape, after setting fire to the trusses of hay and straw which surround and conceal your credence-tables, clocks and Gothic virgins." "But your shed will be burnt down..." "I don't mind that: the police have their eye on it already. I am leaving it in any case."
He studied the business, took the lead and finally organized the Enghien expedition and, under your direction, the burglary at the Villa Marie-Therese, which Prasville and his detectives had been unable to search thoroughly, because of the active watch maintained by Leonard the valet. It was a mad scheme.
Is the execution to take place to-morrow?" "Yes, to-morrow." "In that case, I shall wait here." "Wait for what?" "The answer from the Elysee." "Oh, is some one to bring you an answer?" "Yes." "You, monsieur le secretaire-general." Prasville shook his head: "You must not count on me, M. Nicole." "Really?" said M. Nicole, with an air of surprise. "May I ask the reason?" "I have changed my mind."
He was able, after crossing an empty hall, to enter a dining-room which also had no one in it, but which, through the panes of a glass partition that separated the dining-room from the study, afforded him a view of Prasville and his five companions. Prasville opened all the drawers with the aid of false keys.
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