He leaned over them and, in turn, examined them closely. They
were asleep; but their response was unnatural.

"They have been drugged," he said to the baron.

"By whom?"

"By him, of course, or his men under his discretion. That work
bears his stamp."

"In that case, I am lost--nothing can be done."

"Nothing," assented Ganimard.

"It is dreadful; it is monstrous."

"Lodge a complaint."

"What good will that do?"

"Oh; it is well to try it. The law has some resources."

"The law! Bah! it is useless. You represent the law, and, at
this moment, when you should be looking for a clue and trying to
discover something, you do not even stir."

"Discover something with Arsene Lupin! Why, my dear monsieur,
Arsene Lupin never leaves any clue behind him. He leaves nothing
to chance. Sometimes I think he put himself in my way and simply