But, anyhow, if he is not there now, I am quite sure he will be, to-night! He's the one I am going to knock over!" At this moment we heard a noise in the room near us.
"It must be he," said Rouletabille.
"I forgot to ask you," I said, "if we are to make any allusion to to-night's business when we are with this policeman.

I take it we are not.

Is that so ?" "Evidently.

We are going to operate alone, on our own personal account." "So that all the glory will be ours ?" Rouletabille laughed.
We dined with Frederic Larsan in his room.

He told us he had just come in and invited us to be seated at table.