“Only half. Victor ran down at once to guard the little door and I followed him, leaving the second footman, Albert, to keep watch here.”
Albert now gave his evidence and the magistrate concluded:
“So, according to you, the wounded man was not able to escape on the left, because your fellow-servant was watching the door, nor on the right, because you would have seen him cross the lawn. Logically, therefore, he is, at the present moment, in the comparatively restricted space that lies before our eyes.”
“I am sure of it.”
“And you, mademoiselle?”
“Yes.”
“And I, too,” said Victor.
The deputy prosecutor exclaimed, with a leer:
“The field of inquiry is quite narrow. We have only to continue the search commenced four hours ago.”
“We may be more fortunate.”