"We entered and I affected surprise.
"'Not gone to bed yet?'
"'No,' he replied roughly. 'I have been making a round of the park
and in the woods. I am only just back--and sleepy. Good-night!'
"'Listen,' I said. 'An hour or so ago, there was a ladder close by
your window.'
"'What ladder?--I did not see any ladder. Good-night!'
"And he simply put us out of the room. When we were outside I
looked at Larsan. His face was impenetrable.
"'Well?' I said.
"'Well?' he repeated.
"'Does that open out any new view to you?'
"There was no mistaking Larsan's bad temper. On re-entering the
chateau, I heard him mutter:
"'It would be strange--very strange--if I had deceived myself on
that point!'
"He seemed to be talking to me rather than to himself. He added:
'In any case, we shall soon know what to think. The morning will
bring light with it.'"
CHAPTER XVIII
Rouletabille Has Drawn a Circle Between the Two Bumps on His Forehead
(EXTRACT FROM THE NOTE-BOOK OF JOSEPH ROULETABILLE, continued)
"We separated on the thresholds of our rooms, with a melancholy
shake of the hands.
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