"You have been here, then, Monsieur Rouletabille? I thought I had
given orders to Daddy Jacques, who Was left in charge of the
pavilion, not to allow anybody to enter."
"Don't scold Daddy Jacques, I came here with Monsieur Robert Darzac."
"Ah,--Indeed!" exclaimed Monsieur de Marquet, disagreeably, casting
a side-glance at Monsieur Darzac, who remained perfectly silent.
"When I saw the mark of the parcel by the side of the footprints, I
had no doubt as to the robbery," replied Monsieur Rouletabille. "The
thief had not brought a parcel with him; he had made one here--a
parcel with the stolen objects, no doubt; and he put it in this
corner intending to take it away when the moment came for him to
make his escape. He had also placed his heavy boots beside the
parcel,--for, see--there are no marks of steps leading to the
marks left by the boots, which were placed side by side. That
accounts for the fact that the murderer left no trace of his steps
when he fled from The Yellow Room, nor any in the laboratory, nor in
the vestibule. After entering The Yellow Room in his boots, he took
them off, finding them troublesome, or because he wished to make as
little noise as possible.
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