stand upon my rights: search me; or
search this person, of whom I know too little. (_Smiting his brow._) By
heaven, I see it all! This morning----(_To BERTRAND._) How, sir, did
you dare to flaunt your booty in my very face? (_To BRIGADIER._) He
showed me notes; he was up ere day; search him, and you'll find. There
stands the murderer.

BERTRAND. O, Macaire! (_He is seized and searched and the notes are
found._)

BRIGADIER. There is blood upon the notes. Handcuffs. (_MACAIRE edging
towards the door._)

BERTRAND. Macaire, you may as well take the bundle. (_MACAIRE is stopped
by sentry, and comes front, R._)

CHARLES (_re-appearing_). Stop, I know the truth. (_He comes down._)
Brigadier, my father is not dead. He is not even dangerously hurt. He
has spoken. There is the would-be assassin.

MACAIRE. Hell! (_He darts across to the staircase, and turns on the
second step, flashing out the knife._) Back, hounds! (_He springs up the
stair, and confronts them from the top._) Fools, I am Robert Macaire!
(_As MACAIRE turns to flee, he is met by the Gendarme coming out of
Number Thirteen; he stands an instant checked, is shot from the stage,
and falls headlong backward down the stair. BERTRAND, with a cry, breaks
from the Gendarmes, kneels at his side, and raises his head._)

BERTRAND. Macaire, Macaire, forgive me. I didn't blab; you know I didn't
blab.

MACAIRE. Sold again, old boy. Sold for the last time; at least, the last
time this side death. Death----what is death? (_He dies._)

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