Arsene Lupin vs Herlock Sholmes The Blonde Lady by Maurice Leblanc, translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos FIRST EPISODE: THE BLONDE LADY CHAPTER I. Number 514, Series 23 3 CHAPTER II. Th...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 16 of 16 "Ah! what is that? A package! Whose is it? Why, it is for you." "For me?" "Yes, it is addressed: Sherlock Holmes, from Arsene Lupin." The Englishman took...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 15 of 16 "The other eye leads to God; that means, to the chapel." "It is marvelous!" exclaimed Devanne, amazed at the clairvoyance and vivacity of the Englishman. ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 14 of 16 With a certain degree of solemnity, Devanne seized the letter. It opened, but Devanne fell from the ladder, for the entire section of the bookcas...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 13 of 16 "I....placed before him--" "Yes, Arsene Lupin or Horace Velmont--same thing." "I thought so. Ah! the scoundrel!" "Now, let us see," said Holmes, "last night at...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 12 of 16 The local officers had given up the investigation after several hours of fruitless efforts, and the people at the castle were awaiting the arrival of t...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 11 of 16 The park was deserted, but some gendarmes were stationed at the park-gate. He entered a grove of pine trees, leaped over the wall, and, as a short cut ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 10 of 16 Her scornful attitude annoyed Arsene Lupin; and he realized the vast distance that separated him from Miss Nelly, now that she had learned the truth. ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 09 of 16 Ten minutes to three!....Five minutes to three!....Nelly was impatient and anxious. Was it possible that Arsene Lupin would carry out his promise at the ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 08 of 16 Their investigations revealed, however, one curious fact that denoted the whimsical character of Arsene Lupin: the famous Chronique of the sixteenth ce...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 07 of 16 A watch fell upon the floor; then another. These were followed by other articles which slipped from his grasp one by one. Then, actuated by a sudde...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 06 of 16 He carried a large linen bag, specially prepared for the removal of such knick-knacks. He filled it. Then he filled the pockets of his coat, waistcoat ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 05 of 16 Suddenly, something clicked, like the opening and closing of a signal-disc that warns the passing train. A thin stream of light flashed to every corner ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 04 of 16 After a brief silence, Velmont laughed and said: "Certainly, it doesn't throw a dazzling light upon the subject." "No; but Father Gelis claims that Sully ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 03 of 16 "What glory for Arsene Lupin!" said Velmont. "But if our national thief, as they call him, has no evil designs on your castle, Sherlock Holmes will have ...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 02 of 16 The guests drew closer, and he commenced to speak with the satisfied air of a man who has an important announcement to make. "To-morrow afternoon at four...
IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late - Page 01 of 16 "It is really remarkable, Velmont, what a close resemblance you bear to Arsene Lupin!" "How do you know?" "Oh! like everyone else, from photographs, no two...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 9 of 9 On the following day, this article was published in the `Echo de France,' and was copied by the leading newspapers throughout the world: "Yesterday, the famous black pear...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 8 of 9 Victor rested his head on his hands and reflected. He felt that he was lost, irremediably lost, and, at the same time, a sense of weariness and depression overcame him...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 7 of 9 "You killed the countess with a knife purchased by you at the Bazar de la Republique on the same day as you ordered the duplicate key. It has a triangular blade with a gr...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 6 of 9 One evening, as he was eating his dinner at a neighboring restaurant, a man entered and took a seat at the same table. He was a person about forty years of age, and wo...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 5 of 9 The theory of an accomplice was thereupon adopted by the press and public, and also by Ganimard, the famous detective. "Lupin is at the bottom of this affair," he said ...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 4 of 9 But she preferred to keep it, to live in a commonplace apartment with her companion, her cook, and a man-servant, rather than sell that inestimable jewel. There was a ...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 3 of 9 Making a desperate effort, he ventured to extend his arm again. Once more, his hand encountered that strange, unutterable thing. He felt it. He must feel it and find...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 2 of 9 He turned the knob, and the door opened. "My brave Lupin, surely fortune favors you....What's to be done now? You know the situation of the rooms; you know the place...
VIII. The Black Pearl - Page 1 of 9 A violent ringing of the bell awakened the concierge of number nine, avenue Hoche. She pulled the doorstring, grumbling: "I thought everybody was in. It must be three...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 8 of 8 He stopped, seized my arm, and said to me, in a tone of exasperation: "My dear fellow, at this very moment, Gervaise Imbert owes me fifteen hundred francs." I could...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 7 of 8 "There are some impenetrable secrets connected with that affair; some obscure points that escape my comprehension. For instance: What caused their flight? Why did they...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 6 of 8 "Ah! the room is getting quite cold. I am going to bed. And you, my dear?" He calculated the distance between him and them, considered the exact movements he would ...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 5 of 8 And, without seeking to solve the question of their strange conduct, he proceeded with the execution of his own plans. He had decided that he could not depend ...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 4 of 8 He made immediately some preliminary preparations. After careful soundings made upon the floor of his room, he introduced a lead pipe which penetrated the ceiling of ...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 3 of 8 "I desired that we should be alone to entertain our saviour," she said. From the outset, they treated "our saviour" as an old and valued friend. By the time dessert wa...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 2 of 8 With what a thrill of joy he recalled the invitation he received that night! At last, he had reached his goal! At last, he had undertaken a task worth of his stre...
VII. Madame Imbert's Safe - Page 1 of 8 At three o'clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthie...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 21 of 21 "For what purpose did you make the search?" "Mon Dieu!" exclaimed Daspry, laughing, "how deeply interested you are!" "The subject fascinates me." "Very well, presently, aft...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 20 of 21 "You can say farewell to Jean Daspry." "Ah!" "Yes, Jean Daspry is going on a long journey. I shall send him to Morocco. There, he may find a death worth of him. I...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 19 of 21 "That is false! That is false!" "Oh! no, it is true. That little iron plate with the seven spots on it came from there. Louis Lacombe always carried it, and you bu...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 18 of 21 "You can see, Varin, the safe is empty." "So I see. Then, my brother has taken out the letters." Daspry stepped down from the chair, approached Varin, and said: "N...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 17 of 21 There was in Daspry's voice and manner a tone of authority that I did not understand; his manner was usually quite mild and conciliatory. Absolutely conquered, Var...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 16 of 21 "If you did not care for the letters, why did you offer me thousands of francs for their return? And why did you have my brother and me tracked like wild bea...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 15 of 21 "You! You!" exclaimed the banker. "Was it you who brought me here?" "I? By no means," protested Varin, in a rough, jerky voice that reminded me of his brother, "on ...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 14 of 21 "Well?" said he. "Well, I have left the garden gate unlocked, so anyone can enter." "And you--are you going away?" "Not at all. I intend to stay right here." "But h...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 13 of 21 At last, Daspry's pickaxe unearthed some bones--the remains of a skeleton to which some scraps of clothing still hung. Suddenly, I turned pale. I had discovered, sti...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 12 of 21 "Tell that to Salvator, and, if possible, procure the document for him. Write to him at once. You risk nothing." The advice was bold, dangerous even at first sight...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 11 of 21 "What! Did he succeed?....But the two brothers still defied him?" "Yes, and they boasted of having a secure hiding-place." "Well?" "I believe my husband discovered tha...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 10 of 21 "Will you permit me to ask you a few questions?" "Yes, yes," she cried. "I will answer." "You will answer....whatever those questions may be?" "Yes." "Did you know Louis L...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 09 of 21 "Now is the time to act and recover what belongs to us. It may be a difficult matter, but we rely upon the assistance of Mon. Andermatt. It will be to his int...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 08 of 21 "After several interviews, he succeeded in interesting the banker in a sub-marine boat on which he was working, and it was agreed that as soon as the invention w...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 07 of 21 It was not. The official investigation established that the Varin brothers were of Swiss origin, had led a shifting life under various names, frequenting gambling r...
VI. The Seven Of Hearts - Page 06 of 21 What was that fact? What had he seen? What frightful secret had been revealed to him? There was no answer to these questions. But, at the last moment, an incide...
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