"Why did you stay on at the château?"
"To be exact—because of d'Estreicher."
"Granted. But an hour after his escape you ought to have started for home."
"For what reason?"
"Your grandfather.... I warned you at Roborey."
Raoul Davernoie protested:
"First of all I have written to him to be on his guard for reasons which I would explain to him. And then, as a matter of fact, the risk that he runs is a trifle problematical."
"In what way? He is the possessor of that indispensable key to the treasure, the gold medal. D'Estreicher knows it. And you do not believe in his danger."
"But this key to the treasure, d'Estreicher also possesses it, since on the day he murdered your father, he stole the gold medal from him."
Dorothy stood beside the door of the car, her hand on the handle to prevent Raoul from opening it.