The Mystery of the Yellow Room - Chapter 25

"The Mystery of the Yellow Room" by Gaston Leroux is a classic locked-room mystery set in France. When Mathilde Stangerson is found in a locked room with no apparent way in or out, journalist Joseph Rouletabille is determined to unravel the mystery. Leroux's tale is renowned for its suspenseful plot, clever twists, and exploration of themes like deception and truth. It's a gripping story that keeps readers guessing until the end, making it a seminal work in detective fiction.

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Chapter twenty five of the Mystery ofthe Yellow Room. This is a LibriVox
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Room by Gaston Leroux, Chapter twentyfive. Rultabie goes on a journey.

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That same evening, Ultaby and Ileft the Glandier. We were very glad
to get away, and there wasnothing more to keep us there. I
declared my intention to give up thewhole matter. It had been too much
for me. Ultaby, with afriendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that

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he had nothing more to learn atthe Glandier. He had learned there all
it had to tell him. Wereached Paris about eight o'clock, dined,
and then tired out. We separated, agreeing to meet the next morning at
my room. Ms. Rouletabille arrivednext day at the hour agreed on.

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He was dressed in a suit ofEnglish tweed, with an ulster on his
arm and a valise in his hand. Evidently he had prepared himself for a
journey. How long shall you beaway? I asked? A month or
two. He said, it alldepends. I asked him, no more

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questions. Do you know? Heasked what the word was that Mademoiselle Strangerson
tried to say before she fainted.No nobody heard it. I heard it,
replied Rouletabille. She said speak.Do you think Darzac will speak?

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Never? I was about to makesome further observations, but he wrung my
hand warmly and wished me good bye. I had only time to ask him
one question before he left. Areyou not afraid that other attempts may be
made while you are away? No? Not, now that Darzac is in
prison, he answered, with thisstrange remark. He laughed. I was

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not to see him again until theday of Darzac's trial at the court,
when he appeared to explain the inexplicableend of chapter twenty five. Recording by
iswe in Belgium in August two thousandeight