Well, these preliminaries being settled, you will commence on Monday morning to search the suburb called Areines, under the guidance of Frejot.

Leave all the responsibility to Perpignan, but make sure that the Duke comes with you.

Ask the denizens a series of questions which you have prepared beforehand, such as 'My friends, we are in search of a boy.

A reward of ten thousand francs is offered to any one who will put us on his track.
He must have left these parts in August, 1856, and some of you may have seen him.'" Here Catenac stopped Mascarin.
"Wait a moment.

Your own words are excellent; I will write them down." "All Monday," continued Mascarin, "you will not make much progress, and for the next few days it will be the same, but on Saturday prepare yourself for a great surprise; for on that day Frejot will take you to a large, lonely farmhouse, on the shores of a lake.