I've been ransacking this chateau for hours." Jean opened the door of the outer hall half an inch, and glued his eyes to it.

Bernard had done the same with the door opening into the drawing-room.

M.Charolais, Pierre, and Louis were opening drawers, ransacking them, and shutting them with infinite quickness and noiselessly.
"Bureau! Which is the bureau?
The place is stuffed with bureaux!" growled M.Charolais.

"I must have those keys." "That plain thing with the brass handles in the middle on the left--that's a bureau," said Bernard softly.
"Why didn't you say so ?" growled M.Charolais.
He dashed to it, and tried it.

It was locked.
"Locked, of course! Just my luck! Come and get it open, Pierre.