Chapter 24: XXIII

XXIII The Tortures Begin The Persian’s Narrative Continued The voice repeated angrily: “What have you done with my bag? So it was to take my bag that you asked me to release you!” We heard hurried steps, Christine running back to the Louis-Philippe room, as though to seek shelter on the other side of our wall. “What are you running away for?” asked the furious voice, which had followed her. “Give me back my bag, will you? Don’t you know that it is the bag of life and death?” …