# The Secret Tomb — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Secret Tomb by Maurice Leblanc.

- [I: The Château de Roborey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/i-the-ch-teau-de-roborey.md): Dorothy wakes in the caravan to find Saint-Quentin missing and sets out to find him. She tracks him to the Château de Roborey, where she witnesses him descending the cliff face and saves him from a disguised peasant who 
- [II: Dorothy's Circus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/ii-dorothy-s-circus.md): Dorothy's Circus arrives at the Château de Chagny-Roborey, where Dorothy investigates the grounds and senses danger. She demonstrates her marksmanship and performs a dazzling dance, while the troupe's comedic act with Ca
- [III: Extra-Lucid](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/iii-extra-lucid.md): Dorothy faces a crisis when Saint-Quentin reveals the earrings are missing from the basket, putting them both at risk of arrest. She uses her clairvoyance to describe the man in the blouse digging in the ravine, and late
- [IV: The Cross-Examination](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/iv-the-cross-examination.md): Dorothy faces a cross-examination by the inspector, who checks her identification papers and the documents of her circus troupe. She reveals the tragic backgrounds of her adopted children—Saint-Quentin, Castor, Pollux, a
- [V: “We Will Help You”](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/v-we-will-help-you.md): Dorothy confronts d'Estreicher, who proposes a partnership and threatens her with the cardboard box containing the earrings. She rejects him and later, with Saint-Quentin, breaks into the château to retrieve the earrings
- [On the Road](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/vi-on-the-road.md): Dorothy's circus travels through old French towns, but she is preoccupied by the recent crime. After a week of melancholy, she regains her spirits and shares stories of her childhood. She meets Raoul Davernoie, who infor
- [VII: The Hour Draws Near](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/vii-the-hour-draws-near.md): Dorothy and Raoul discuss the treasure and the gold medal, with Dorothy sensing d'Estreicher's hidden presence. She reveals that the manor will be forfeited to the moneylender Voirin on July 31st unless 300,000 francs ar
- [VIII: On the Iron Wire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/viii-on-the-iron-wire.md): Dorothy hides in a cupboard and witnesses d'Estreicher torturing Juliet Assire for information about the medal. Juliet goes mad before revealing the location. Dorothy cleverly disguises herself as Juliet, escapes through
- [IX: Face to Face](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/ix-face-to-face.md): Dorothy finds herself face to face with d'Estreicher, who captures her and retrieves the disc she had hidden. She manages to throw it into a pool to buy time, but d'Estreicher recovers it. In a tense confrontation, Dorot
- [X: Towards the Golden Fleece](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/x-towards-the-golden-fleece.md): Dorothy recovers from her ordeal and resumes the journey toward Roche-Périac. Along the way, she encounters a tramp who repeats a family motto about fortune being in the firm heart and mentions his annual vigil at the ch
- [XI: The Will of the Marquis de Beaugreval](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xi-the-will-of-the-marquis-de-beaugreval.md): Dorothy, overjoyed and relieved, dances and laughs before the five men gathered at Roche-Périac, including Maître Delarue, the notary from Nantes. She orchestrates the reading of a centuries-old sealed letter from the Ma
- [XII: The Elixir of Resurrection](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xii-the-elixir-of-resurrection.md): Dorothy and her companions, after reading the Marquis de Beaugreval's strange will, enjoy a festive picnic and playful contests before proceeding to the Cocquesin tower. There, following the will's instructions, they bre
- [XIII: Lazarus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xiii-lazarus.md): Dorothy and the others witness the apparent resurrection of the Marquis de Beaugreval from a sealed chamber. Dorothy quickly deduces that the man is an impostor, part of a scheme orchestrated by the imprisoned criminal d
- [XIV: The Fourth Medal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xiv-the-fourth-medal.md): Dorothy realizes that d'Estreicher has infiltrated the group disguised as a Russian soldier and stolen the fourth medal. She deduces he orchestrated the barn fire to steal it and is present at the reading of the will. In
- [XV: The Kidnapping of Montfaucon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xv-the-kidnapping-of-montfaucon.md): Dorothy, driven by a premonition of danger, returns to the ruins to rescue Montfaucon after he is kidnapped by d'Estreicher's men. She navigates the silent, menacing landscape, interpreting signs left by Saint-Quentin, a
- [XVI: The Last Quarter of a Minute](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xvi-the-last-quarter-of-a-minute.md): Dorothy is captured by d'Estreicher in the ruins of the great tower. She remains defiant and cool-headed despite being surrounded by his henchmen and seeing her friends—Errington, Webster, Dario, Maître Delarue, and Mont
- [XVII: The Secret Perishes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xvii-the-secret-perishes.md): Dorothy's daring bluff with a rifle forces d'Estreicher to flee, but she cannot bring herself to shoot him. Her three suitors—Webster, Errington, and Dario—pursue him in vain. Over the following days at Roche-Périac, the
- [XVIII: In Robore Fortuna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xviii-in-robore-fortuna.md): Dorothy reveals that she has solved the mystery of the treasure by interpreting the Latin motto 'In robore fortuna' as a reference to an oak tree (rouvre). She explains that the diamonds are hidden in the hollow of an oa

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