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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar Playbook 1 · The Arrest of Arsène Lupin Adapted by Kateule Sydney from the Original work by Maurice Leblanc · Public domain (1907) The arrest of Arsène Lupin — a gentleman of many faces and infinite audacity CONTENTS · Playbook 1 1. The Arrest 2. The Double-Faced Man 3. The Lady with the Jewels 4. The Envelope 5. The Confession 6. The Escape Chapter 1 · The Arrest The evening had begun with all the elegance that characterized the salon of the Comtesse de Crozon. The grand room, adorned with tapestries depicting scenes from classical mythology, glowed under the soft light of a hundred candles reflected in Venetian mirrors. The cream of Parisian society had gathered—noblemen in immaculate evening dress, ladies dripping with jewels that caught the light and scattered it like captured stars. The Comtesse herself, a woman of perhaps forty-five, retained the striking beauty of her yo...