The Tightrope Walker

The heroes of this wonderful book seek not only treasures of French kings—they find faithful friends and devoted love, which help the tightrope walker understand the secret of her birth, and help the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin understand the meaning of existence. In her short skirt, embroidered with colorful ribbons, she was small, slender, and graceful—adorable even with her bare, sun-tanned legs. She ran across dry leaves from last year, through young spring grass among lilies of the valley and wild daffodils—lightly, quickly, and carefully, trying not to hurt her feet.