\"WhenIhadsworntohimthathisdaughterwasnotintheroom，andinnodanger，heconqueredhisimpatienceandleftmetodirecttheoperations。ItoldthemthattheymustcometomethemomentIcalledtothem，orwhenIfiredmyrevolver。IthensentDaddyJacquestoplacehimselfbeforethewindowattheendofthe\'right\'
gallery。No。2onmyplan。Ichosethatposition\'forDaddyJacquesbecauseIbelievedthatthemurderer，tracked，onleavingtheroom，wouldrunthroughthegallerytowardsthewindowwhichhehadleftopen，and，instantlyseeingthatitwasguardedbyLarsan，wouldpursuehiscoursealongthe\'right\'gallery。TherehewouldencounterDaddyJacques，whowouldpreventhisspringingoutofthewindowintothepark。Underthatwindowtherewasasortofbuttress，whilealltheotherwindowsinthegallerieswereatsuchaheightfromthegroundthatitwasalmostimpossibletojumpfromthemwithoutbreakingone\'sneck。Allthedoorsandwindows，includingthoseofthelumber-roomattheendofthe\'right\'gallery-asIhadrapidlyassuredmyself-werestronglysecured。
\"HavingindicatedtoDaddyJacquestheposthewastooccupy，andhavingseenhimtakeuphisposition，IplacedMonsieurStangersononthelandingattheheadofthestairsnotfarfromthedoorofhisdaughter\'sante-room，ratherthantheboudoir，wherethewomenwere，andthedoorofwhichmusthavebeenlockedbyMademoiselleStangersonherselfif，asIthought，shehadtakenrefugeintheboudoirforthepurposeofavoidingthemurdererwhowascomingtoseeher。Inanycase，hemustreturntothegallerywheremypeoplewereawaitinghimateverypossibleexit。
\"Oncomingthere，hewouldseeonhisleft，MonsieurStangerson；hewouldturntotheright，towardsthe\'off-turning\'gallery-thewayhehadpre-arrangedforflight，where，attheintersectionofthetwogalleries，hewouldseeatonce，asIhaveexplained，onhisleft，FredericLarsanattheendofthe\'off-turning\'gallery，andinfront，DaddyJacques，attheendofthe\'right\'gallery。MonsieurStangersonandmyselfwouldarrivebywayofthebackofthechateau-
Heisours！-Hecannolongerescapeus！Iwassureofthat。