'... the appearance of the new arrival greatly modified the unfavorable impression... where the devil had I seen that face before? Because, beyond all possible doubt, I had seen it.' There are such things as curious coincidences, it is true... But calm yourself. Admitting that Arsene Lupin is in one of these carriages, he is sure to keep quiet and, rather than bring fresh trouble upon himself, he will have no other idea than that of avoiding the danger that threatens him. A short story from the late nineteenth century French novelist, creator of Arsene Lupin, the character who is often described as the French counterpart of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.