"It is here," said he.
"What is here?" demanded Lorin.
"It is here we shall find the two principals."
Maurice supported himself against the wall; he felt as if he were sinking to the ground.
"Now," said the man in gray, "there are three entrances,—the principal entrance, this one, and another which leads into a pavilion. I shall enter with six or eight men through the principal entrance, in the mean time keep guard here with four or five men, and place three sure men at the entrance of the pavilion."
"I will get over the wall," said Maurice, "and watch in the garden."
"The very thing," said Lorin, "as from the interior you can open the door to us."
"Willingly," said Maurice, "but do not clear the passage, or come, till I call you. All that passes in the interior I shall see from the garden."
"You are acquainted with the house, then?" demanded Lorin.
"Some time back I wished to buy it."