# Endnotes explained — 813

> Chapter companion for 813 by Maurice Leblanc.

## What happens

The endnotes provide references and explanatory notes for the preceding text, including citations to other works by Maurice Leblanc and Edgar Jepson, explanations of French newspaper advertising conventions, details about a prison escape route, and a mention of the murder of Baron Dorf as a future story.

## Themes in this chapter

### Crime and Justice

The endnotes discuss prison escapes, police secrecy, and a murder case, all central to crime and justice.

### Deception and Truth

References to hidden escape routes and undisclosed police matters highlight themes of deception and hidden truths.

## Character check-ins

### Arsène Lupin

Referenced indirectly as the subject of the cited works and as a detective in the Baron Dorf affair.

### M. Lenormand

Mentioned in the context of his departure from the detective service and subsequent prison escapes.

## Key lines

> Personal advertisements in the French newspapers are charged by the line, not by the word; and consequently nearly every word is clipped down to two, three or four letters.

French newspapers bill for personal ads per line rather than per word, so advertisers abbreviate words to just a few letters.

_Explains the convention of clipped words in French newspaper ads._

> Since M. Lenormand left the detective service, two other criminals have escaped by the same door, after shaking off the officers in charge of them; the police kept both cases dark.

After Lenormand's departure, two more prisoners escaped through the same door, having eluded their guards, and the police suppressed news of both incidents.

_Highlights a recurring security flaw and police secrecy._

> The murder of Baron Dorf, that mysterious and disconcerting affair, will one day be the subject of a story which will give an idea of Arsène Lupin’s astonishing qualities as a detective.

The puzzling murder of Baron Dorf will later be recounted in a tale showcasing Lupin's remarkable detective skills.

_Foreshadows a future story featuring Lupin as a detective._

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