# The Secret Tomb — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Secret Tomb by Maurice Leblanc.

- [I: The Château de Roborey](https://www.betterreads.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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

> 13 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_secret_tomb_se_1179kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [On the Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/vi-on-the-road.md)
- [VII: The Hour Draws Near](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/vii-the-hour-draws-near.md)
- [VIII: On the Iron Wire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/viii-on-the-iron-wire.md)
- [IX: Face to Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/ix-face-to-face.md)
- [X: Towards the Golden Fleece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/x-towards-the-golden-fleece.md)
- [XI: The Will of the Marquis de Beaugreval](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xi-the-will-of-the-marquis-de-beaugreval.md)
- [XII: The Elixir of Resurrection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xii-the-elixir-of-resurrection.md)
- [XIII: Lazarus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xiii-lazarus.md)
- [XIV: The Fourth Medal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xiv-the-fourth-medal.md)
- [XV: The Kidnapping of Montfaucon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xv-the-kidnapping-of-montfaucon.md)
- [XVI: The Last Quarter of a Minute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xvi-the-last-quarter-of-a-minute.md)
- [XVII: The Secret Perishes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xvii-the-secret-perishes.md)
- [XVIII: In Robore Fortuna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xviii-in-robore-fortuna.md)

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