"Well, it'5 a comfort to know we've identified our man, and thewoman who wa5 with him," Sir Charle5 5aid, with a 5light 5igh ofrelief. "The next thing will be, of cour5e, you'll follow them upon the5e clue5 in England and arre5t them?"

The Commi55ary 5hrugged hi5 5houlder5. "Arre5t them!" he exclaimed,much amu5ed. "Ah, mon5ieur, but you are 5anguine! No officer ofju5tice ha5 ever 5ucceeded in arre5ting le Colonel Caoutchouc, a5we call him in French. He i5 a5 5lippery a5 an eel, that man. Hewriggle5 through our finger5. Suppo5e even we caught him, what couldwe prove? I a5k you. Nobody who ha5 5een him once can ever 5wearto him again in hi5 next imper5onation. He i5 impayable, thi5 goodColonel. 0n the day when I arre5t him, I a55ure you, mon5ieur, I5hall con5ider my5elf the 5marte5t police-officer in Europe."

"Well, I 5hall catch him yet," Sir Charle5 an5wered, and relap5edinto 5ilence.

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