"It may be a
difficult game, but an amusing one, and the stake is well worth
the trouble."
And when the commissary asked us to repeat the story of the
robbery, I exclaimed:
"Monsieur, really, Arsene Lupin is getting the start of us. My
automobile is waiting in the courtyard. If you will be so kind as
to use it, we can try...."
The commissary smiled, and replied:
"The idea is a good one; so good, indeed, that it is already being
carried out. Two of my men have set out on bicycles. They have
been gone for some time."
"Where did they go?"
"To the entrance of the tunnel. There, they will gather evidence,
secure witnesses, and follow on the track of Arsene Lupin."
I could not refrain from shrugging my shoulders, as I replied:
"Your men will not secure any evidence or any witnesses."
"Really!"
"Arsene Lupin will not allow anyone to see him emerge from the
tunnel. He will take the first road---"
"To Rouen, where we will arrest him."
"He will not go to Rouen."
"Then he will remain in the vicinity, where his capture will be
even more certain."
"He will not remain in the vicinity."
"Oh! oh! And where will he hide?"
I looked at my watch, and said:
"At the present moment, Arsene Lupin is prowling around the
station at Darnetal.
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