"Come, open this door," he said to the concierge.
"Open this door? Does monsieur really mean to go in there?"
"To be sure I do."
"You see there’s only two of us, monsieur; those other cowards didn’t come with us."
"We two are enough to arrest a thief, if there really is one in this building."
"But suppose there’s more than one, monsieur?"
"Then we could call for help."
"Yes, but before anyone could come to our help——"
"Open the door, Monsieur Cunette, I say!"
"I can’t find the key, monsieur; I must have left it in my room."