Chapter

 1 I    |           you hear that, General?” asked one of the detectives, in
 2 I    |         eyes, and in a faint voice asked for something to drink.
 3 I    |            Where are you wounded?” asked Gevrol.~“In the head, there,”
 4 I    |       steps from the house, Gevrol asked him what he wanted.~“I wish
 5 II   |            follow good advice?” he asked himself. Police service
 6 III  |           here until doomsday?” he asked. “Are we to pause just at
 7 III  |  attentions of an inferior? I have asked myself that question. This
 8 III  |         which covered the plank, I asked myself what he had used;
 9 IV   |         now that we know that?” he asked.~Lecoq could not restrain
10 IV   |           to their very doors?” he asked.~“No; but—”~“Then what would
11 IV   |           anxious, Father Absinthe asked for an explanation, although
12 IV   |          they obtain the mold?” he asked abruptly.~“Wait: I was just
13 V    |        very pale. “What is it?” he asked.~“Some one has been here
14 V    |        room.~“What is the matter?” asked his frightened companion.~
15 V    |            Is there anything new?” asked Lecoq.~“Yes,” was the reply. “
16 V    |           are you speaking of?” he asked abruptly.~“Of my colleague,
17 V    |      Gevrol, “I called two men and asked them to aid me in raising
18 V    |          Then what is to be done?” asked the inspector, with an ironical
19 VI   |         investigation so ably?” he asked.~“Upon my word, no!” responded
20 VI   |            this message to me?” he asked of the investigating magistrate.~“
21 VII  |         word.~“Well, how goes it?” asked Lecoq.~“I am innocent!”
22 VII  |       opinion, if the murderer had asked for a drink after at first
23 VII  |            expected to enter—Lecoq asked himself was it chance? But
24 VII  |         turning to the prisoner he asked: “What is your name?”~“May.”~“
25 VII  |               Why must I do that?” asked the culprit.~“To pass under
26 VIII |          at once.~“Was it you,” he asked, “who, on Sunday night or
27 VIII |           all, my good fellow?” he asked the driver, who during the
28 VIII |            vague. “And the other,” asked Lecoq, “the neatly dressed
29 IX   |            that I’ve told you?” he asked.~“I—oh! nothing—”~The detective
30 IX   |        compliance with my orders?” asked M. Segmuller.~“Yes, sir;
31 IX   |            Chupin. “Your name?” he asked in a sharp tone.~“Aspasie
32 IX   |      denied.~“What time was this?” asked the magistrate.~“About eleven
33 IX   |           who had just come in. He asked for a glass of brandy, which
34 IX   |          etc.~“Are you convinced?” asked M. Segmuller.~The old offender’
35 IX   |          pocket of your apron?” he asked.~“Nothing—you may have it
36 X    |          What is your opinion?” he asked.~The young detective had
37 X    | resignation.~“Do you feel better?” asked M. Segmuller.~“I feel very
38 X    |           credit to us.’ They then asked each other what name they
39 XI   |           a ball at the Rainbow. I asked them to take me with them;
40 XI   |       woman came downstairs, and I asked her for a glass of brandy.
41 XI   |       abruptly to the prisoner, he asked: “So you didn’t notice this
42 XII  |          on his desk, M. Segmuller asked him if he recognized it.~“
43 XII  |          eyes. “What evidence!” he asked, frowning. “This romance
44 XII  |        making any remark, but when asked to sign the document, he
45 XIII |          him full instructions, he asked him to make his appearance
46 XIV  |      marked English accent that he asked the landlords and servants
47 XIV  |            to the neighborhood and asked to prove the truth of his
48 XIV  |       Sunday, in the afternoon. He asked for a cheap room, and I
49 XIV  |       frank, chubby face.~“Fritz,” asked his mistress, “did you go
50 XIV  |       prisoner. “Are you sure,” he asked, “that this is the man’s
51 XV   |           eventually resumed, “and asked for a newspaper. I was reading
52 XV   |           he had seated himself he asked me to let him have the paper
53 XV   |          each. I won. My adversary asked for his revenge, and we
54 XV   |      acquaintance of yours, papa?” asked the young detective.~“I
55 XV   |           does this all mean?” she asked. “Whatever has happened?”~
56 XV   |        What kind of man is he?” he asked with intense anxiety.~“Oh!
57 XVI  |            times, and each time he asked him the same questions: “
58 XVI  |           delay. “M. Segmuller has asked for you a number of times,”
59 XVI  |          toward the magistrate and asked: “Shall I take down the
60 XVI  |        wife who came in just now?” asked M. Segmuller.~“Yes.”~“She
61 XVI  |    connection with the affair, she asked herself if her testimony
62 XVI  |     Segmuller. “What do you mean?” asked the latter, with an air
63 XVI  |            hastened toward him and asked if he had not come about
64 XVI  |            Are you quite sure,” he asked, “that no communication
65 XVI  |           you know whether any one asked to see the prisoner Chupin
66 XVI  |          was his visitor?” eagerly asked Lecoq, “wasn’t he a tall
67 XVI  |           was she like?” they both asked at the same time.~“She was
68 XVII |   Prefecture. M. Segmuller at once asked him the result of his errand.~“
69 XVII |      existence of this permit?” he asked after a pause.~“Oh, nothing
70 XVII |            joy that the passers-by asked themselves in amazement
71 XVII |            address, Lecoq politely asked for the house where Marchioness
72 XVII |          to sell them.”~“To whom?” asked Lecoq, eagerly.~“Eh?” exclaimed
73 XVII |  unfortunate!” he murmured.~“Why?” asked the old lady. “Under these
74 XVII |         the name. And when any one asked the young detective what
75 XVIII|            away the time, May next asked for a volume of Beranger’
76 XVIII|           you wish to show me?” he asked. “What is there so very
77 XVIII|          you going to do, sir?” he asked.~“I am going to call all
78 XVIII|        face. “What is it?” eagerly asked the magistrate. Lecoq’s
79 XX   |         his profession, and curtly asked: “What did the fellow want
80 XX   |        while we drank together, he asked me if I would consent to
81 XX   |            ago, what was he like?” asked he.~“He was a tall, rather
82 XX   |          colleague. “Where is he?” asked the young detective.~“There,”
83 XX   |          did he do on the way?” he asked.~“He went into the shops
84 XX   |             What do you want?” she asked in a curt, sharp voice.~“
85 XX   |            with rheumatism; and he asked me to bring you this paper
86 XX   |          The pretty widow had only asked for sufficient time to slip
87 XX   |            did I answer properly?” asked Fritz triumphantly as Lecoq
88 XX   |          talk for a long time?” he asked.~“For less than a quarter
89 XXI  |            turns, swearing that he asked only one more effort, and
90 XXI  |         the deuce do you want?” he asked in surly tones.~“To enter
91 XXII |           What capture?” they both asked in a breath.~“Why, that
92 XXII |           us what we’ve captured?” asked Father Absinthe, impatiently.~“
93 XXII |          every Monday evening?” he asked, eagerly.~“Certainly; how
94 XXII |         was the reply.~“Very ill?” asked Lecoq anxiously.~“It is
95 XXIII|          mean to say like a fool?” asked the discouraged detective.~“
96 XXIV |            nothing. The magistrate asked a few common-place questions,
97 XXV  |           with assumed modesty, he asked: “Ah, well! What do you