"It is unfortunate that you are compelled to entrust our secrets to a woman." "My daughter is my best friend; indeed, perhaps my only friend." "Then you have enemies ?" "Who has not ?" "True.

We all of us have enemies," replied the mysterious visitor.

"But in this case, how do you account for that report falling into the hands of the people in Athens?
Who keeps the key of the safe ?" "I do.

It is never out of my possession." "At night what do you do with it ?" "I hide it in a secret place in my room, and I sleep with the door locked." "Then, as far as you are aware, nobody has ever had possession of your key--not even mademoiselle your daughter ?" "Not even Gabrielle.

I always lock and unlock the safe myself." "But she has access to its contents when it is open," the visitor remarked.