"
"What do you think, Monsieur Darzac?" asked the magistrate.
Monsieur Darzac replied that he had no opinion to express. Monsieur
Dax, the Chief of the Surete who, so far, had been listening and
examining the room, at length deigned to open his lips:
"While search is being made for the criminal, we had better try to
find out the motive for the crime; that will advance us a little,"
he said. Turning towards Monsieur Stangerson, he continued, in the
even, intelligent tone indicative of a strong character, "I
understand that Mademoiselle was shortly to have been married?"
The professor looked sadly at Monsieur Robert Darzac.
"To my friend here, whom I should have been happy to call my son
--to Monsieur Robert Darzac."
"Mademoiselle Stangerson is much better and is rapidly recovering
from her wounds. The marriage is simply delayed, is it not,
Monsieur?" insisted the Chief of the Surete.
"I hope so.
"What! Is there any doubt about that?"
Monsieur Stangerson did not answer. Monsieur Robert Darzac seemed
agitated. I saw that his hand trembled as it fingered his
watchchain.
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