Now, then, gentlemen, let us walk upstairs!" Every man and woman in the house was secured--the "Old Soldier" the first.

Then I identified the bed in which I had slept, and then we went into the room above.
No object that was at all extraordinary appeared in any part of it.

The Sub-prefect looked round the place, commanded everybody to be silent, stamped twice on the floor, called for a candle, looked attentively at the spot he had stamped on, and ordered the flooring there to be carefully taken up.

This was done in no time.

Lights were produced, and we saw a deep raftered cavity between the floor of this room and the ceiling of the room beneath.