His subscription is
twenty thousand francs."
"Twenty thousand francs! The checks of Mon. Andermatt?" I
exclaimed, when he had given me the paper to read.
"Exactly. It was quite right that Varin should redeem his
treachery."
* * * * *
And that is how I made the acquaintance of Arsene Lupin. That is
how I learned that Jean Daspry, a member of my club, was none other
than Arsene Lupin, gentleman-thief. That is how I formed very
agreeable ties of friendship with that famous man, and, thanks to
the confidence with which he honored me, how I became his very
humble and faithful historiographer.
VII. MADAME IMBERT'S SAFE
At three o'clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen
carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the
side of the boulevard Berthier. The door of that house opened, and
a number of guests, male and female, emerged. The majority of them
entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving
behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted,
as one of them lived in that street. The other decided to return
on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot. It was a beautiful winter's
night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable
and refreshing.
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