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  1 I    |            immediately followed by two pistol shots. The house
  2 I    |      fragments. Near the fireplace two men lay stretched upon the
  3 I    |            his neck and cheek were two wounds which bled profusely.
  4 I    |     barrels, and we have heard but two shots.”~But the inspector
  5 I    |           his examination with the two men lying near the fireplace.
  6 I    |          he can not live more than two minutes. Poor devil! he
  7 I    |           the inspector remarked, “two of you will remain here,
  8 II   |        hundred francs from London. Two letters and a telegram were
  9 II   |          the mystery belongs to us two alone!”~Authorized by Gevrol
 10 II   |          he spent his life between two fits of intoxication, without
 11 III  |        stroke!~For the presence of two women in this vile den explained
 12 III  |           cover the retreat of the two women; he had sacrificed
 13 III  |          wine-shop, accompanied by two women. He found three men
 14 III  |     supposition. It was plain that two women had left the Poivriere
 15 III  |          in the tracks left by the two fugitives was so remarkable
 16 III  |     attention was attracted by the two pistol shots? This is what
 17 III  |     footprints in the snow led the two police agents. Some now
 18 III  |           Ah!” he murmured, “these two women did not come to the
 19 III  |         yes, that is true!”~“These two women, however, came here
 20 III  |       character, formed the track; two of these had evidently been
 21 III  |            by the women; the other two, one going and one returning,
 22 III  |         the footprints left by the two women, half effacing them,
 23 III  |          to the Poivriere with the two women, his companion—I should
 24 III  |            broke the stillness—the two women were coming.”~On hearing
 25 III  |       struck me was this: when the two women rushed wildly from
 26 IV   |             But later on, at about two o’clock in the morning,
 27 IV   |          by the light of which the two police agents were pursuing
 28 IV   |         and was hesitating between two courses, both equally reasonable,
 29 IV   |          success. He stood between two paths, that made by the
 30 IV   |            paths, that made by the two women on the one side, and
 31 IV   |            the footprints of these two women, and wherever they
 32 IV   |          able to discover that the two fugitives had not gone up
 33 IV   |          by an empty space between two houses to regain the open
 34 IV   |          forgotten that he took up two persons in the Rue du Chevaleret?
 35 IV   |         footprints of a man and of two women, the investigating
 36 IV   |            wall that separated the two rooms.~His mind, disconcerted
 37 V    |         the same state as when the two men left the room. A candle,
 38 V    |          After the salad-bowl, the two men picked up five of the
 39 V    |         these glasses were broken, two were whole. All of them
 40 V    |        suddenly exclaimed Lecoq in two entirely different tones. “
 41 V    |         different tones. “Then the two women could not have been
 42 V    |       contained brandy. Then these two women had not been with
 43 V    |          murderer’s revolver, with two barrels discharged and three
 44 V    |       reply. “Here come Gevrol and two of our comrades with the
 45 V    |           commissary of police and two other gentlemen.”~It was,
 46 V    |    leisurely enough—accompanied by two physicians, appointed by
 47 V    |          the wall for support. The two physicians alone retained
 48 V    |          pursued Gevrol, “I called two men and asked them to aid
 49 V    |           well that there are only two cages in the station-house
 50 V    |        from the commissary and the two physicians.~Gevrol, who
 51 VI   |           place in the presence of two physicians so utterly unlike
 52 VI   |          as soon as possible.”~The two physicians responded with
 53 VI   |          the body and laid it upon two tables, which had previously
 54 VI   |     soldier. The position of these two victims had been respected;
 55 VI   |         careful investigation. The two men’s pockets were explored
 56 VI   |          him, and the younger one, two louis.~Rarely had the police
 57 VI   |         the Widow Chupin’s tongue. Two women, one of whom had lost
 58 VI   |  disappeared. An accomplice, after two acts of unheard-of audacity,
 59 VI   |           Gevrol, who for the past two hours had pretended to pay
 60 VI   |         fact is, that for the past two hours the worthy commissary’
 61 VI   |         from his clerk’s portfolio two forms, which he filled up
 62 VI   |          Gevrol, saying: “Here are two orders; take them to the
 63 VII  |           hand. He divided it into two parts, enclosing one portion
 64 VIII |            had been stopped by the two women in the Rue du Chevaleret;
 65 VIII |            Monday, between one and two in the morning, drove a
 66 VIII |          man sneeringly, “you know two ladies who have lost something
 67 VIII |           will tell you that these two women are mixed up in it;
 68 VIII |           they gave me—a louis and two five-franc pieces for the
 69 VIII |           at all likely that these two fugitives, conscious as
 70 VIII |         the details. How did these two women attract your attention?”~“
 71 VIII |          du Chevaleret, when I saw two women standing under a lamp,
 72 VIII |           wasn’t inclined to trust two such suspicious characters,
 73 VIII | approvingly. “Now, how about these two women?”~“What do you mean?”~“
 74 VIII |      something strange. One of the two women called the other ‘
 75 VIII |         the social position of the two women was not the same.
 76 VIII |          or slender?”~“Between the two.”~This was very vague. “
 77 VIII |       quietly returning home, when two ladies, who were seemingly
 78 VIII |         into the hall, where I saw two women hastening toward the
 79 VIII |         charge an admission fee of two sous a head, with half-price
 80 IX   |         the strange coincidence of two events—the supposed murderer’
 81 IX   |         could there be between the two occurrences? Then again,
 82 IX   |           from a comparison of the two parcels, M. Segmuller, who
 83 IX   |          serious struggle; just as two duelists, about to engage
 84 IX   |          opened, and three men and two women came in.”~M. Segmuller
 85 IX   |    accordingly the presence of the two women was not to be denied.~“
 86 IX   |            their full purport, for two or three red-hot coals having
 87 IX   |            you, and accompanied by two women, enter your establishment?”~“
 88 X    |          Brittany. He had with him two large vehicles containing
 89 X    |          paragon—” For a minute or two longer he continued in the
 90 XI   |           coldly, “worth more than two hundred thousand francs,
 91 XI   |            request. Now, there are two questions I desire to ask.
 92 XI   |       While I was eating a morsel, two men came in and began talking
 93 XI   |        frighten one. Three men and two women were drinking and
 94 XI   |         was going on what were the two women doing?”~“Ah! I was
 95 XI   |          prisoner declare that the two women were tall and dark.
 96 XI   |    nonsense, I had just seen these two women go out by that very
 97 XI   |           on with your story. Only two chambers of this murderous
 98 XI   |      prisoner, in saddened tones. “Two of my assailants had fallen;
 99 XI   |           off, and the other about two yards off.”~This was a victory
100 XI   |         protect the retreat of the two women who had just left.”~“
101 XI   |           risked my own safety for two hussies I did not even know?”~“
102 XI   |        believe that you know these two women very well.”~“I should
103 XII  |           ignorance concerning the two women. He proposed to return
104 XII  |           few minutes ago that the two women were as tall as grenadiers;
105 XII  |           Rue de Chevaleret by the two fugitives, both short, fair-haired
106 XII  |         whose vehicle was hired by two short, fair-haired women:
107 XV   |         his revenge, and we played two games more. I still kept
108 XV   |       break the heavy sleep of the two detectives. They would indeed,
109 XV   |         Our drive yesterday lasted two hours and a half, which,
110 XV   |        such precise directions the two detectives speedily reached
111 XV   |            pallet, a broken table, two chairs, and a few plain
112 XV   |           eaten off the floor.~The two detectives entered, and
113 XV   |          her work. At the sight of two strangers, she half rose
114 XV   |        best they could, they found two persons who had seen him
115 XV   |          soon as she perceived the two detectives coming up the
116 XV   |        ruffian, Polyte Chupin. The two detectives plainly understood,
117 XV   |          with affected harshness. “Two questions only, and then
118 XVI  |      exchange of words between the two. Accordingly, springing
119 XVI  |          despite the fact that the two adversaries are so unequally
120 XVI  |           can only be explained in two ways. Either there are informers
121 XVI  |            to hesitate between the two opinions; then, suddenly
122 XVII |         Rue de Bourgogne—where the two women flying from the Poivriere
123 XVII |           authorize me I will have two spies on the watch before
124 XVII |        Lecoq did, and the sight of two well-filled glasses unbound,
125 XVII |          call Lecoq’s attention to two ladies who were passing
126 XVII |  granddaughter, the governess, and two servants. But what is the
127 XVII |            left in the snow by the two fugitives, the young detective
128 XVII |         wine, and sit down between two open doors. And we did very
129 XVIII|            what to do with, to pay two men for such a nonsensical
130 XVIII|            he begins to count one, two, three, and so on, until
131 XVIII|         had been exchanged between two persons at liberty, it would
132 XIX  |   Precisely. He sent his man to me two or three days ago to ascertain
133 XX   |             not one recognized the two detectives, Lecoq and Father
134 XX   |          the corner. It passed the two detectives, and with a noisy
135 XX   |         minutes the anxiety of the two watchers amounted to actual
136 XX   |            we must try to keep the two men apart. What ruse they
137 XX   |           will be said of us if we two allow this man to escape
138 XXI  |       before deciding which of the two it would be preferable to
139 XXI  |      wine-shops communicating with two streets—all the byways,
140 XXI  |        only an instant longer, the two detectives would have passed
141 XXI  |            something, which of the two Lecoq could not, of course,
142 XXI  |            entered the fourth. The two detectives, who were enabled
143 XXI  |         concierge if there are not two doors by which any one can
144 XXI  |          door, and accordingly the two detectives waited. “We are
145 XXI  |        response, for just then the two men came out of the house.
146 XXI  |            anxious to shut up, the two friends now took refuge
147 XXI  |        wine-shops were closed.~The two men then held a consultation
148 XXI  |          matter after all; now the two men are together, I feel
149 XXI  |            he or I.”~Meanwhile the two drunkards had slackened
150 XXI  |          now.”~At the same moment, two sergeants de ville, whose
151 XXI  |             the summer houses, the two rustic pavilions at the
152 XXI  |        forgotten. At length, after two hours’ continuous work,
153 XXII |          us bar the door and place two of my men before it. This
154 XXII |           been expected that these two men would have felt an irresistible
155 XXII |          way, but at his age—”~The two detectives exchanged a meaning
156 XXII |           far better work than any two inspectors of police; and
157 XXIII|          one.”~At the sight of the two detectives, whom he knew
158 XXIV |         the supposed murderer. The two men recognize each other.
159 XXIV |         companion.~For a moment or two old Tabaret reclined upon
160 XXV  |           to the library and fetch two large volumes entitled: “
161 XXV  |      Sairmeuse had disappeared for two months—the period of May’