"Reading my mail, Albert?" "Forgive me, sir." "I couldn't help it" "Terrible business, that man who steals brains" "Yes." "Leave me now, Albert" "If you don't mind, I would like leave to go to the dentist this morning" "I was in agony all night" "Yes, yes, off you go, Albert" "Thank you very much, sir" "Good day, sir." "What can I do for you?" "I'm here on behalf of Mr Nodo" "Ah, yes" "Nodo warned me" "You're late" "Go on through to the back" "So you tried to extort 5,000 francs out of Mr Nodo but he refused because you couldn't give him a satisfactory guarantee" "He's a real shark, a filthy usurer." "The interest he was asking for..." "So what do you want from me?" "Well, Mr Nodo told me that if I had any interesting information you might buy it off me" "What sort of information do you have to sell me?" "My master owns certain documents concerning some treasure" "I tried to open the drawer this morning but he turned up" "What is this treasure?" "The treasure of the Knight Templars" "Oh, that old joke." "Sit down" "I'm listening" "It's like this." "Ever since I began working for him... he's immersed himself in the history of the Templars" "He's published books on the subject but I am sure" "And don't forget, from now on you must do as you are told, without asking any questions" "We will check out your story and if we think it's worth it you will get your money" "Very well, madam." "Thank you" "Come" "Compress" "Scalpel" "Forceps" "Clamp" "Compress" "Scalpel" "Tweezers" "Excellent, excellent" "So, Doctor, where are we at?" "My expectations have been exceeded" "There is no catalepsy or catatonia" "The patients' brains are totally inactive something we have never achieved before" "Look, the EEG is completely flat as it is with corpses" "It is as if they were dead except for the heartbeat, which is naturally fainter and which is transcribed here" "The subjects are totally inert" "They are beyond hypnosis even" "I still haven't managed..." "I'm not your patron, Doctor, as you well know" "I didn't snatch you from the hands of the police to suffer a psychology lesson" "You promised me killers who would obey me blindly" "You'll have your killers" "And will they carry out all my orders, without exception?" "Without exception" "I hope, for your sake, that you are not mistaken" "The file on the treasure of the Templars" "Coming right up" "Do you have a file on this Maxime de Borrego?" "Yes, he's a specialist on the Templars and a historian of some repute but he doesn't appear to believe in the treasure" "We will check it out" "Who are you?" "I have been told that you hold the secret of the treasure of the Templars" "I have come to confirm that information" "My dear sir, judging from your strange get-up I am in the presence of a hoax er or a mental patient" "Either way, your conversation is of no interest to me" "Be so good as to leave" "If you really hold this secret I would be happy to share it with you" "I don't know how you managed to get in but your exit is there" "Leave immediately." "Leave or I will call for help" "I wouldn't do anything if I were you" "Anyway, your butler is in his room." "He won't hear you" "So, this treasure..." "I assure you, there is no such thing as the treasure of the Templars" "It's a myth" "This is your nephew, Paul de Borrego, the sailor, isn't it?" "You see?" "I know everything" "Except for one thing" "Where is the treasure of the Templars?" "Don't take me for a fool." "I have done some research, too" "I am convinced the treasure exists and I want to know where it is so you're going to tell me all you know" "You will never find out" "Oh, but I will." "I will" "You will talk" "Leave this house quickly" "You have just enough time before..." "You have no idea of the terrible acts of revenge that would ensue if you were to succeed in dragging this secret out of me" "The ciborium in the display cabinet is made of solid gold with genuine rubies" "I assure you, it's worth a fortune" "It's yours." "Now go" "I swear, I won't say a word to the police" "I'll take the ciborium since you're offering it to me but I will not leave" "I have decided that you will talk" "My decisions are always irrevocable" "You're a madman" "Are you ready?" "Lord..." "O, Lord give me the strength, I beg you, to say nothing" " Sir?" " I live here" "In that case, go and see my colleague back there" "Excuse me, Inspector." "There's a man who wants to come in" " He says he lives here" " Show him in" "Oh, God, Mr Paul, there's been a terrible tragedy" " Who are you, sir?" " It's Mr Paul" "This poor man's nephew" "That's correct" "I am Superintendent Sorbier from the Criminal Investigation Department" "Superintendent" " I understand you are a sailor" " Yes" "I am a solo navigator and submarine archaeologist" "Your uncle was murdered last night" "I know." "I have just been informed" "You don't seem too upset" "My personal feelings are my business, Superintendent" "Incorrect" "Under such circumstances, everything is police business" "Especially the question of who will inherit, for example" "I will, obviously" "I have a number of questions to ask you" " Please accompany me to my office" " Gladly" " You, too." "Follow me" " Very well, Superintendent" "Come along" "The time has come for you to make your decision, Brother Amory" "I accept." "I will take the place of our murdered brother and I won't rest until the murder of Maxime de Borrego has been avenged" "Stand up, Brother Amory" "Seneschal of the Order of the Templars accept the tributes from your Brothers" "Send me your report as soon as possible." "Thank you" "Come in" "There's a man here who wants to talk to you urgently about the Borrego case" " Show him in" " Right away, boss" "Sit down." "I'm listening" "Superintendent, I have just got off a plane at Orly from Spain" "It wasn't until I left the airport that I was able to buy a paper" "Imagine my surprise when I came across this article" "I knew nothing of the murder" "I am Paul de Borrego" "You are dealing with an impostor" "That butler really conned me." "I walked right into the trap" "Accessory to murder." "He'll pay for that" "I have a key to the house" " Mr Paul" " Albert" "Go to your room." "Stay there, Leblanc" "Welcome, Superintendent." "Whisky?" "There are a few details I would like you to clarify" "I've had a few minor problems" "I'm at 38, Rue Lasalle at the crossroads at the building site" "Come in, Mrs Albert" "Say, Mrs Martin, there's something going on in that house" "There are broken windows and I can hear moaning" " At the crime scene?" " Yes" "Martin, perhaps you could go and have a look" "OK" "Right" "No doubt about it, we'd better call the police" "BORREGO CASE:" "RITUAL KILLING?" "IS THE BOGUS PAUL DE BORREGO THE KILLER?" ""Is the bogus Paul de Borrego the killer?" ""Was Maxime de Borrego the victim of a ritual killing?"" "Tell me, Mr de Borrego..." "Mr de Borrego?" "Sorry" ""For over 600 years..." ""...the Templars have been avenging the murder of their master..." ""...who was burnt at the stake on 19 March 1314" ""Borrego:" "Victim of Baphomet, the idol of the Templars?"" "Another question mark" ""Knights of the Templars practise black magic:" "Terrible story of witchcraft"" "No question mark" "That journalist seems sure of his story" "So?" "Journalists have been gleaning titbits on this question for over six centuries" "All these stories on the treasure of the Knight Templars prove that it exists" "Any serious historian will tell you it's a myth born of the fact that individually the Knights pledged poverty whereas the Order was hugely rich" "Perhaps the murderer hadn't read what the reliable historians had to say" "But one thing is certain" "Your uncle was tortured to make him say something" "But what?" "I haven't the faintest idea" " Here's your man, sir" " Thank you" "We were just talking about the treasure of the Templars" "So, my dear Albert, be so kind as to shed some light on the subject will you?" "I don't know anything about all that, Superintendent" "I won't answer your questions until my lawyer is present" "Go ahead, Doctor" "Look, it's him" "That's your man" "That's your man" "That's your man" "The murderer didn't even need to force the lock" "You opened the door to him, didn't you?" "Even if you're not the killer you must be his accomplice" "How many men did you open the door to on the night of the crime?" "Listen to me, Albert I'm sure you didn't want my uncle to die" "But the man or men who tortured him to death are free and they could commit other atrocities" "If you hide the truth, you will be responsible for those crimes" "Oh, Mr Paul, if only you knew" "That's all we were asking for" "I won't speak unless my lawyer is present" "He wanted to kill you, too, yesterday" "Why are you protecting him?" "Too bad" "You'll go before a judge if that's what you want" "But believe me, you will regret not having spoken, with or without a lawyer" "Give me that" "Here, sign here" "Jobert?" " Yes, sir?" " Lock him up" "Very well, Superintendent" "That's it, then" "What's going on?" "They shot him" "What's wrong with them?" "Go back into your office and call an ambulance" "Tell us the name of the man who wanted you dead" "I don't know" "But you've seen his face, his real face?" "He doesn't have a face" "Poor Maxime" "He led such a peaceful, secluded life" "He never hurt anyone" "To be finished off in that way..." "I can't believe it" "Whoever did this is a maniac" "No, Professor." "The police no longer believe it was the crime of a maniac" "Your uncle always refused to talk about the treasure in his works" "I myself have never really known his real thoughts on the matter" "Our research related to a different aspect of the history of the Temple" "Precisely." "I am unable to tell the police whether the documents were stolen from Maxime's archives" "Perhaps you could help me, seeing as you worked with my uncle" "Of course." "I'll have to think about it" "I'll come to Paris as soon as possible" "I have delved into your uncle's library so many times, I know it by heart" "But in a crypt here in London I have found some amazing inscribed stones and I must record them" "Think of your old friend, too" "In his collection there are some coins that might be of interest to you" "I could give you those coins to keep as a souvenir" "NEXT DAY IN PARIS" "I've got him." "In a few minutes, we're going to have a chat" " I think we're being followed" " What?" "The white Simca behind us" "Get closer" "I recognise him." "He's one of the policemen at Borrego's house" "We must shake them off" "I didn't think the nephew was being watched" "My informants have let me down." "Those responsible will be killed" "We've been spotted." "Don't let them catch us" "Why chase him?" "He was in Spain at the time of the murder" "Borrego's Spanish alibi hasn't been confirmed" "And all these stories about the Templars the crimes and what's more, a real and a bogus Borrego it's so confused that Sorbier suspects everyone" "I order you to stop." "Are you mad?" "Stop." "What's got into you?" "Are you mad?" "Stop!" "We're going to have to turn back, sir." "The car is too far away" "At this speed, in three minutes it will be out of our control" "I'll let Borrego go." "We can always find another opportunity to get him" "I'll destroy the taxi" "Martine Leduc, friend of Paul de Borrego" "Lives at 15, Rue de Bon Secours" "Borrego confides in her" " Does she go out?" " Yes" "Every day between 3:00 and 5:00" "Interesting" "MARTINE LEDUC EMBROIDERER" "Just in time." "I think I just passed her on the stairs" "Yes, I just heard her coming back" " Perfect timing" " She usually comes back later" "Here he comes" "Paul" "I'm so happy you're here." "You're always away" "Darling Martine, you shouldn't worry so much" "I travel but I always come back" "Come in quickly" "In the end I was ejected onto the roadside" "The police car was found in a field and the false taxi exploded" "This story is unbelievable" "Are you still in touch with that poet detective?" " What's his name?" " Séraphin Beauminon" "Can you ask him to come round as soon as possible?" "Hello." "I would like to speak to Mr Beauminon, please" "Hello, Séraphin" "OK, I'll wait" "They're just going to get him" "Here are fruits, flowers Leaves and twigs" " And here is my heart" " Keep your heart, Séraphin" " Paul de Borrego" " Hello, how do you do?" " Let me take those" " No, my darling Martine" "I can manage" " They need water" " You're too kind." "You shouldn't have" "Of course" "The idiot." "He's filling the vase I hid the microphone in with water" "There's only one mic left" "Do you know Paul de Borrego?" "Of course I do" "Everybody knows Paul de Borrego these days" "Mr de Borrego, may I offer you my condolences?" "Let's not stand on ceremony, Mr Beauminon" "Please call me Séraphin." "Everyone does" "Very well." "In that case, call me Paul" "Séraphin it was me who asked Martine to call you" "I'm going to tell you a secret a secret of the utmost importance that I didn't want to reveal to the police" "You have my undivided attention" "May I?" "That's better" "What's happening?" "Well?" "The second mic has been covered as well" "Do you know what some historians think?" "That two or three centuries before Christopher Columbus... the French Templars went to America and brought back a cargo of gold" "The idea was to build up a war chest with a view to financing a crusade which would put the holy places in the possession of Christianity for ever" "This silence... it's infuriating!" "The research project I have just completed was entirely financed by my Uncle Maxime" "One evening he called me into his study and asked me, as if simply requesting a box of matches to go and search the shallow seas of the Caribbean... at a latitude of approximately 18 degrees 43 north" "and a longitude of 88 degrees 52 west" "Rather surprised, I asked him what I'd be looking for" "He replied that he had good reason to think that a Templar ship carrying gold was shipwrecked at that location between 14th and 19th January 1297" "The ship was called the Sancta Maria" "He wouldn't hear of any obstacles" "When I explained my reservations, he replied..." "Paul, I'm asking you." "If you feel any affection for your uncle I beg you not to ask any more questions" "Do as I say without arguing" "I'll do it" "And?" "The shallows exist almost exactly where he said they would" "There is a platform about 10m below sea level" "It was a chance in a million, but I found the wreck what was left of the lost ship" "I searched it and I retrieved" "...this" "But it's gold" "It's gold" "Yes, but much more solid than ordinary gold" "One side bears the motto of the Order of the Templars and the other the name of the ship Sancta Maria" "Martine, can I entrust this key to you?" "Of course" "I'm going to need your help to carry out this enquiry, S éraphin" "And also as my bodyguard, I'm afraid" " Will you do it?" " OK, boss." "When do we start?" "As soon as possible" "We'll start by sorting out my uncle's library" "Then we'll check if anything other than the ciborium was stolen" "At your service" "He would never forgive me but we'll have to delve into his past" "As far as I know, Uncle Maxime didn't have a love life to speak of but his research life was very full it'll be difficult to penetrate" "Yet I think it's the only way to shed any light on this mystery surrounding us to uncover the motive for this crime and perhaps..." "What is it, Séraphin?" "What's happening now?" "I had no idea that someone had been in here." "It's unbelievable" "There's no mistaking it." "They're after you, hot on your heels" "You can say that again" "It's one of two things." "Either those who are spying on me heard everything in which case we should tell the police everything right away or S éraphin's jacket muffled our voices and they know nothing" " It's a chance to set them a trap" " What sort of trap?" "It's a toss-up, but we'll need the help of the police" "Explain what you mean" "Paul, they tortured your uncle in order to extract a secret from him" "That's also why they tried to kidnap you" "What would our unknown enemies do if they found out that Martine knew the whole story?" "They'd try to kidnap her, too, wouldn't they?" "With this mic we can convey false information to them and get the kidnapping to happen at a time and place of our choice" "With all the work I have on, I simply can't leave Paris" "But your life is at stake They killed Uncle Maxime because of this treasure" "They obviously wanted to kidnap me to try and get me to talk" "I don't want you taking any risks" "But no one knows that I know the secret of the Templars' treasure" "This Martine Leduc I need her" "Everything's ready" "Over to you" "We're on our way" "Come on, let's go" "Where do you think you're going with that?" "Hands up!" "Help!" "Quick, open the door." "Give me the key." "Quickly" "Quick, the key." "I must open this door" "No, I don't have it" "Get a move on, you idiot" " Well?" " Up there" "Quickly." "Get me a ladder, a step ladder" "Get this out of me." "Pull it out!" "Careful." "Get down." "He's dangerous" " What sort of weapon has he got?" " An airgun" "Or some blade" "What's that?" "Don't be afraid." "It's the police." "Has someone been in here?" "Yes, a man in black." "He left through that door" "Come on, let's hurry" "Excuse us, Miss" "It's her, boss." "It's her!" "S OS, get ready to make your move" "SOS, get ready to make your move" "The police are blocking my retreat" "I'm coming down through the studio" "Roger" "Over here." "Over here." "I've got her" "Give her to me, S éraphin" "I don't know what's wrong with me." "I feel so sleepy" "What's this?" "A blowpipe, eh?" "The game's up, honey" "Sorry, Superintendent" "Keep your smartarse ideas to yourself, Mr Beauminon" "Don't involve me next time" "Poor old Séraphin" "Alas, your ideas aren't always good ones" "Wait, Superintendent" "Setting a trap wasn't such a bad idea after all" "See?" " Not you as well, Mr de Borrego?" " Just hear me out" "What if I were to organise an auction for everything here at Hôtel Drouot?" " But you told me..." " What if we spread the word that certain lots contain the secret of the treasure of the Templars?" "If that is really what our murderer is looking for I think he will buy it at any price" "His remote-controlled taxi is proof that he has vast wealth at his disposal" "I'm convinced he will reveal himself, one way or another" "The problem with all that is that the murderer knows your uncle's library as well as you do and didn't find anything of interest there" "But we might have documents he doesn't know about" "We might have found them hidden somewhere secret" "And where will you really find them?" "I have no idea." "We could forge them ourselves" "And you think he'll fall for it?" "Yes, if they're authenticated by a specialist" "But I absolutely can't stoop to such methods" "My professional honour is at stake" "Not at all." "Think of the fame" "Once the murderer has been arrested, the press will talk only of your courage" "What wonderful publicity for you." "Your books will sell by the thousands" "And no one will question your opinion." "You're the only person who can help us" "You can authenticate our forgeries" "Yes, yes..." "Authenticate them, yes" "After all, why not?" "We might as well try our luck" "Considering where we're at, why not?" "Why not indeed?" "Miss, do you really think you need me?" "You're indispensable, Professor" "Let's give it a go, then" " Yes?" " The television programme, sir" "Thank you" "The news today is brought to you from the Hotel Drouot" "This is Professor Petrie, English historian of repute member of London's Royal Academy who has agreed to evaluate the objects which will go on sale tomorrow and can be viewed by the public at Hotel Drouot from 2:00 this afternoon" "Which do you think is the rarest and most interesting object in this auction?" "There isn't just one object but three which together make up one single lot" "I say three:" "Three medallions three wax seals" "We found them in an old shoebox in a cupboard" "By chance, they had escaped the notice of the murderer" "Evidently Maxime de Borrego hid them there" "I remember him showing them to me" "He believed that these three medallions represent in a symbolic form, naturally, the key to the secret of this famous treasure" "I personally do not believe that the treasure exists but there is no denying that these medallions are most curious and seem to contain a sort of message" "Look at this one, for example" "We have a horseman" "His lance in itself definitely implies a certain direction" "And it goes without saying that the medallions are authentic?" "Thank you, Professor" "I need those seals" " It's a trap." "Be careful" " A trap?" "There must be some rat skilful enough to take the bait without getting caught" "All the subjects you have entrusted to me have been operated on" "Yes, and as you can see, we are feeding them through a drip" "It is essential to wake them up from time to time to give them solid food and at the same time make them take ex ercise to avoid any muscular atrophy" "Our subjects are in excellent physical condition, ready to be put to work" "Look at them." "They are the solution for the future" "For industry, for the army" "No more unemployment or benefits" "In the event of an economic recession, back in the box" "We'll get them back out when things pick up again" "And there is really very little upkeep" "Every factory could have its own supply" "Same thing for the army." "There would be no need for mobilisation" "Human silos near every border" "It amuses me to hear people say that modern man behaves and lives as if he were a robot" "If only that were true" "Then the great minds would rule the world" "FURNITURE AUCTION HOUSE" " Would you mind, Professor?" " It would be a pleasure, Mrs...?" "Florence Mercet Gisencourt" "Florence?" "That's the name of a beautiful city, too" "Thank you, Professor" "Are you quite sure that you have this covered?" "You have my word." "There is no one hiding inside and the doors are locked" "The station is 50m away and manned all night" "What more could you need?" "Give yourself up or I'll shoot" "Stop!" "Stop or I'll shoot." "Stop!" "Shit, I didn't load it" "Kill them." "Kill them all" "Help!" "Help!" "Help me, S éraphin" "Police!" "Help, police!" "Police, help!" "Help!" "They're calling us" "Police!" "Help!" "Help!" "The red on their arms must be their sign of recognition" "It's a pity you forgot to load your gun, poet" "Listen, both of you" "I'm telling you this so you don't take any uncalculated risks" "The auction will take place as planned" "With his wounded wrist there is no chance that our man the man without a face, as the press calls him, will come to the auction" " He could send someone" " That's unlikely" "We think he'll try to steal the seals from the new owner instead" "He seems to have risen to the bait" "Assuming there is a buyer." "People will be scared now" "Yes, but one of our men will buy them" "The seals will be taken to a place of our choosing in the provinces that is easy to guard and we will wait for him there" "For 500 francs, going going gone" "The next lot contains three seals each bearing an obscure emblem from the Order of the Templars dating from around 1300" "Reserve price: 1,000 francs" "1,000 francs" "Reserve price: 1,000 francs" "Any advance?" "1, 100 francs 1, 100 francs to the gentleman opposite" "Any advance?" "For 1, 100 francs..." "Any advance?" "1, 100 francs to the gentleman opposite" "No advance?" "For 1, 100 francs, going going gone" "No, believe me" "No, I do not know anything at all about the Templars" "I have no intention of deciphering these scribbles" "Since you're so curious, let me tell you something that will be of more interest to you than the contents of this suitcase" "I will find the key to the treasure without translating the signs on the seals" "I will apply a much better method..." "dowsing" "I will load up my pendulums with a charge from these medallions" "Then I will wave my pendulums with their charge over a big map" "That way I will explore the whole world until my pendulums spring into action" "It's quite simple really." "Goodbye" "Look" "Notice how the antenna is moving towards the medallion" "This medallion, just like the pendants we wear and the key to the inner crypt are made of alchemical gold" "This gold, as you know is radioactive up to a point" "It emits a special radiation" "I think we are going to have to put this device to good use" "The ciborium that the killer stole from our late brother, Maxime de Borrego is also made of alchemical gold" "Thanks to this device, we will be able to find it again, wherever it is" "And wherever the ciborium is our man cannot be far away" "This has just come in, sir" "Professor Petrie is declaring that the seals of the Templars are fake" ""I authenticated them to help the law..." ""...to catch the killer of my friend, Maxime de Borrego"" "He has made a fool of me" "He must have thought he could get away with it" "I condemn Professor Petrie to death for his lack of scientific integrity" "Send out a press release" "Warn the London offices that the deed will be done as soon as possible" " Is the plane ready?" " As always" "I'll leave right away" "I want to oversee things for myself" "Professor Petrie is very clever" "He has told the press that the Templar objects are fakes" "The thief will want his revenge and we'll have another case on our hands" "Have you seen this, boss?" "Special edition" "THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE I condemn Professor Petrie to death" "Just as I was saying" "It's in the hands of the English now" "I must phone Scotland Yard right away" " You're phoning direct?" " We have no time for formalities" "Hello?" "Get me Scotland Yard, please" "Superintendent Sorbier speaking This is urgent" "Professor Louis Petrie is in danger He has receiv ed a death threat" "I'll call back later" "The crypt is deep underground and difficult to get to" "They'll get there too late" "But..." "Just a minute, please, sir." "I'm taking a photo" "But..." "Sir..." "Paul, we are to blame for the death of poor Professor Petrie" "Those seals were our idea" " It was me who forged them" " No, Martine" "No one forced him to join the fight" "And why did he have to go proclaiming to everyone that the seals were fakes?" "This man without a face is everywhere" "In Paris, in London" "Paul, we have to get far away from here, anywhere, or he'll kill us, too" "I'm sure of it, Paul." "Let's leave" "She's right" "Hello?" " That's right" " Mr de Borrego?" "This is Borrego speaking" " A call from the provinces" " I'll put you through to the police" "Hello?" "Superintendent Sorbier." "What's going on?" "I'm phoning from a small village in Burgundy 300m outside the village are the ruins of a Templar master's residence" "We have just found your uncle's corpse there" "But that's unbelievable" "It's true Come here right away with your friends" "I've ordered a car for you It should be waiting outside your door" "Pick up Inspector Péclet on your way He's on another case" "The driver has been warned" "What on earth is going on?" " Mr de Borrego?" " That's right" "Superintendent Sorbier sent me" "He won't escape me this time" "I'm pleased with my impersonation skills" "Even Mrs Sorbier was taken in" "Brothers, in a few hours we will have found Maxime de Borrego's killer" "We have pinpointed the neighbourhood he is hiding in" "The hour of vengeance is nigh" "Brother Templar" "This is Marc calling" "Templar here I'm listening" "We have located our enemy" "Intervening group to go to 13, Rue Fantôme in front the Sidi Brahim café" "Bring a box of ammunition." "You never know" "Over and out" "I always keep my promises" "I promised to spare your life if you told me everything you knew" "But I never promised not to entrust you to the good doctor" "He's going to give the three of you a very special treatment" "Stop!" "Danger!" "We are under attack Stand by, all stations!" "Carry on without me, Doctor." "Let's go" "They're going to take me again" "They'll say I'm crazy" "They'll try and lock me up" "They'll stop my work" "But they'll never catch me" "I will escape them again." "I will escape" "Police car sighted" "Withdraw immediately" "Police car sighted" "Withdraw immediately" "How did you find us?" "Our radios have for some time now been picking up radio signals that acted as guides" "Following the lead of those radio waves we were led right here" "CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS" "Miss Ermance" "Oh, Mrs Lépié" "So you're back, Miss Ermance?" "I just came back to collect a few belongings" "My niece has come to help me." "Excuse us, we have a train to catch" " Goodbye, Mrs Lépié" " Goodbye, Miss Ermance" "See you very soon, I hope" "Oh, yes, very soon, I think" "Very soon"