CHAPTER 11 From one discovery to the nextThe following day he was in a better mood. If he wanted Aristide to believe him, he had to have more evidence to support what he put forward. He would carry out his investigation in Rouletabille style. Logic, method and, above all, deduction. He took out the paper on which he had jotted down all the clues since he hadfound the letters.
He needed material evidence… The rhyton and the dish! According to Barnabé, the rhyton was in the cave, so for the time being, he would set this clue aside. On the other hand, the dish must have been left somewhere in the house, as claimed by Madame Guillandou.
He decided to go and ask her. She was busy preparing the birthday dinner for Léopold, the youngest of the children, who was celebrating his fourth birthday.
