"That remains for you to determine."
"For me to determine?"
"Yes."
"How so?"
"I have in my possession certain articles; if you can identify them as part of the proceeds of the robbery in Rome we have the right men."
"Will you let me see the articles?"
"If you will accompany me I will show them to you."
We will here state that the police had taken possession of Argetti's house. They had stationed a guard over it. Oscar had visited the house many times with Caroline Metti, and after many searches had unearthed a buried casket in the cellar, and in the casket he had found a rich collection of jewels. Indeed, the robbery had been of even greater magnitude than had been reported, and among the articles stolen were jewels that had belonged to the family of the nobleman during the pontificate of Gregory XI. These were articles that had come down in the family for over five centuries and were of great intrinsic as well as historical value.
This casket had been left at the house pending the arrival of the representative from Rome, subject to positive identification.
When the casket was produced and shown to the Italian he uttered a cry of delight and amazement. Indeed he fairly danced around so great was his joy.