"Which one?"
"The one I shall select."
"Words! Your arrest may be looked upon as effected."
"It is not effected."
"So...?"
"So I shall keep the blue diamond."
Shears took out his watch:
"It is ten minutes to three. At three o'clock, I call Ganimard."
"That gives us ten minutes to chat in. Let us make the most of our time, Mr. Shears, and tell me, to satisfy the curiosity by which I am devoured: how did you procure my address and my name of Félix Davey?"
Keeping a watchful eye on Lupin, whose good-humour made him feel uneasy, Shears gladly consented to give this little explanation, which flattered his vanity, and said: