"I think monsieur must be a good friend to this Monsieur Duchemin."
"I confess I entertain a sneaking fondness for his memory."
"You can hardly call yourself an impartial judge--"
"It is nevertheless true he did not steal the jewels."
"Then tell me who did take them."
"Unfortunately for Duchemin, that remains a mystery."
"Rather, I should say, fortunately for him."
"You would wrong him, then."
"But why, if innocent, did he run away?"
"I imagine, because he knew he would surely be accused, in which case ancient history would be revived to prove him guilty beyond a question in the mind of any sane court."