"Documents! Certificates of birth!" exclaimed the enemies of
Rozaine, "of course, Arsene Lupin will furnish you as many as you
desire. And as to the wound, he never had it, or he has removed
it."

Then it was proven that, at the time of the theft, Rozaine was
promenading on the deck. To which fact, his enemies replied that
a man like Arsene Lupin could commit a crime without being
actually present. And then, apart from all other circumstances,
there remained one point which even the most skeptical could not
answer: Who except Rozaine, was traveling alone, was a blonde, and
bore a name beginning with R? To whom did the telegram point, if
it were not Rozaine?

And when Rozaine, a few minutes before breakfast, came boldly
toward our group, Miss Nelly and Lady Jerland arose and walked
away.

An hour later, a manuscript circular was passed from hand to hand
amongst the sailors, the stewards, and the passengers of all
classes. It announced that Mon. Louis Rozaine offered a reward of
ten thousand francs for the discovery of Arsene Lupin or other
person in possession of the stolen jewels.

"And if no one assists me, I will unmask the scoundrel myself,"
declared Rozaine.

Rozaine against Arsene Lupin, or rather, according to current
opinion, Arsene Lupin himself against Arsene Lupin; the contest
promised to be interesting.