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XVIII The Commissary, The Viscount And The Persian
"Idon’tknowforamomentwhetherM.leComtedeChagnyhasreallycarriedChristineDaaeoffornot...butIwanttoknowandIbelievethat,atthismoment,nooneismoreanxioustoinformusthanhisbrother...Andnowheisflyinginpursuitofhim!Heismychiefauxiliary!This,gentlemen,istheartofthepolice,whichisbelievedtobesocomplicatedandwhich,neverthelessappearssosimpleassoonitsyouseethatitconsistsingettingyourworkdonebypeoplewhohavenothingtodowiththepolice."
ButM.leCommissairedePoliceMifroidwouldnothavebeenquitesosatisfiedwithhimselfifhehadknownthattherushofhisrapidemissarywasstoppedattheentrancetotheveryfirstcorridor.AtallfigureblockedRaoul’sway.
"Whereareyougoingsofast,M.deChagny?"askedavoice.
Raoulimpatientlyraisedhiseyesandrecognizedtheastrakhancapofanhourago.Hestopped:
"It’syou!"hecried,inafeverishvoice."You,whoknowErik’ssecretsanddon’twantmetospeakofthem.Whoareyou?"
"YouknowwhoIam!...IamthePersian!"
