They tried the two, which fitted exactly.
"And now," continued Gaston, "the papers;" and he drew from his pocket the strangely folded paper, on which was written the name of La Jonquiere.
Dubois took from his pocket a similar paper, bearing Gaston's name: they were precisely alike.
"Now," said Gaston, "the pocket-book."
They found that their new pocket-books were precisely similar, and both, though new, contained an almanac for the year 1700, nineteen years previous.
"And now, monsieur," said Gaston.
"Now we will talk of business: is not that your meaning, chevalier?"
"Exactly; are we safe?"
"As though in a desert."
They seated themselves by a table, on which were a bottle of sherry and two glasses.