Richardtoreoffhiscoat。Thetwomanagersturnedthepocketinsideout。THEPOCKETWASEMPTY。Andthecuriousthingwasthatthepinremained，stuckinthesameplace。
RichardandMoncharminturnedpale。Therewasnolongeranydoubtaboutthewitchcraft。
Theghost！mutteredMoncharmin。
ButRichardsuddenlyspranguponhispartner。
Noonebutyouhastouchedmypocket！Givemebackmytwenty-thousandfrancs！……Givemebackmytwenty-thousandfrancs！……