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THE BLONDE LADY
BEING A RECORD OF THE DUEL OF WITS
BETWEEN ARSÈNE LUPIN AND THE
ENGLISH DETECTIVE
BYMAURICE LEBLANC
TRANSLATED BY
ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS
Illustrated by H. Richard Boehm
New York
Doubleday, Page & Company
1910
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION
INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN
COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY MAURICE LEBLANC
COPYRIGHT, 1909, 1910, BY THE SHORT STORIES COMPANY, LTD.
COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY MAURICE LEBLANC
PUBLISHED, JUNE, 1910
This book appeared in England under the title of Arsène Lupin versusHolmlock Shears[Pg 6]
Contents
| FIRST EPISODE: THE BLONDE LADY | ||
|---|---|---|
| I. | Number 514, Series 23 | 3 |
| II. | The Blue Diamond | 49 |
| III. | Holmlock Shears Opens Hostilities | 91 |
| IV. | A Glimmer in the Darkness | 131 |
| V. | Kidnapped | 166 |
| VI. | The Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin | 207 |
| SECOND EPISODE: THE JEWISH LAMP | ||
| I. | 249 | |
| II. | 296 | |
FIRST EPISODE
THE BLONDE LADY[Pg 12]
CHAPTER I
NUMBER 514, SERIES 23
On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics atVersailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-handdealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancybecause of its many drawers.
"That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please hisdaughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer