“From Mr. Rolf.”

“Rolf?”

“ Mais oui! The warning letters, the Chinaman, the article in Society Gossip , all sprang from the ingenious brain of Mr. Rolf! The two diamonds, supposed to be so miraculously alike⁠—bah! they did not exist. There was only one diamond, my friend! Originally in the Yardly collection, for three years it has been in the possession of Mr. Rolf. He stole it this morning with the assistance of a touch of grease paint at the corner of each eye! Ah, I must see him on the film, he is indeed an artist, celui-là !”