"Leave me alone!... I forbid you to touch me!"

CONTENTS

I[The Château de Roborey]
II[ Dorothy's Circus]
III[ Extra Lucid]
IV[ The Cross-Examination]
V[ "We Will Help You"]
VI[On the Road]
VII[ The Hour Draws Near]
VIII[ On the Iron Wire]
IX[ Face to Face]
X[ Towards the Golden Fleece]
XI[ The Will of the Marquis de Beaugreval]
XII[ The Elixir of Resurrection]
XIII[ Lazarus]
XIV[ The Fourth Medal]
XV[ The Kidnaping of Montfaucon]
XVI[ The Last Quarter of a Minute]
XVII[ The Secret Perishes]
XVIII[ In Robore Fortuna]

THE SECRET TOMB

[CHAPTER I]
THE CHÂTEAU DE ROBOREY

Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms. In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.

Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn. A church clock struck four. Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing. The air was soft and warm.