The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective

On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers. «That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday,» he thought.