![]() ![]() His eyes closed, and the man who was smothering him with his weight arose to defend himself against an unexpected attack. He called for help, struggled, and was thrown down on a pile of gravel, seized by the throat, and gagged with a handkerchief that his assailant forced into his mouth. Immediately, they were engaged in a desperate struggle, wherein he felt that his unknown assailant had the advantage. ![]() The man rushed at him and attacked him violently. Then his pursuer commenced to run and he deemed it prudent to draw his revolver and face him. He was not a coward yet he felt it advisable to increase his speed. Turning around, he saw a man sulking amongst the trees. It was a beautiful winter's night, clear and cold a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.īut, at the end of a few minutes, he had the disagreeable impression that he was being followed. The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot. 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 door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged. 350977 The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar - Chapter VII: Madame Imbert's safe Maurice LeblancĪt 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. ![]()
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