may as well go back to the house," he said to the Duke.
"I hope you've seen what you expected to see," said the Duke.
"Exactly what I expected to see—exactly," said Guerchard.
"That's as it should be," said the Duke.
They went back to the house and found M. Formery in the drawing-room, still engaged in the process of reconstruction.
"The thing to do now is to hunt the neighbourhood for witnesses of the departure of the burglars with their booty. Loaded as they were with such bulky objects, they must have had a big conveyance. Somebody must have noticed it. They must have wondered why it was standing in front of a half-built house. Somebody may have actually seen the burglars loading it, though it was so early in the morning. Bonavent had better inquire at every house in the street on which that half-built house faces. Did you happen to notice the name of it?" said M. Formery.
"It's Sureau Street," said Guerchard. "But Dieusy has been hunting the neighbourhood for some one who saw the burglars loading their conveyance, or saw it waiting to be loaded, for the last hour."
