The notched key fitted at once and unlocked it.

At the top, under a white sheet, was a coat of red brocade lined with hareskin; under it was a silk dress, then a shawl and it seemed as though there was nothing below but clothes.

The first thing he did was to wipe his blood-stained hands on the red brocade.

"It's red, and on red blood will be less noticeable," the thought passed through his mind; then he suddenly came to himself.
"Good God, am I going out of my senses ?" he thought with terror.
But no sooner did he touch the clothes than a gold watch slipped from under the fur coat.

He made haste to turn them all over.