ButMartin，afterall，wasNOTpersuaded!
MartinrepliedtoJolythatheknewnothingatall，andthat，onceinFrance，peoplewouldthinkhewaswellacquaintedwiththetraffickingsofRoux，“andsohewouldbekeptinprisontomakehimdivulgewhathedidnotknow。“ThepossibleManintheIronMaskdidnotknowhisownsecret!But，laterintheconversation，Martinfoolishlyadmittedthatheknewagreatdeal；perhapshedidthisoutofmerefatalvanity。CrosstoFrance，however，hewouldnot，evenwhenofferedasafe-conductandpromiseofreward。
ColbertthereforeproposestoaskCharlestosurrenderthevalet，andprobablyCharlesdescendedtothemeanness。ByJuly19，atallevents，Louvois，theWarMinisterofLouisXIV。，wasbiddingSaint-
Mars，atPignerolinPiedmont，expectfromDunkirkaprisoneroftheveryhighestimportance——avalet!Thisvalet，nowcalled“EustacheDauger，“canonlyhavebeenMarsilly’svalet，Martin，who，byonemeansoranother，hadbeenbroughtfromEnglandtoDunkirk。Itishardlyconceivable，atleast，thatwhenavalet，inEngland，is“wanted“bytheFrenchpoliceonJuly1，forpoliticalreasons，andwhenbyJuly19theyhavecaughtavaletofextremepoliticalimportance，thetwovaletsshouldbetwodifferentmen。
MartinmustbeDauger。