Chapter

 1 I    |              This certainly was the murderer. The expression on his face
 2 I    |       through the back door. As the murderer darted out, this man sprang
 3 I    |       agility dragged him back. The murderer tried to resist; but in
 4 I    |             now gathered around the murderer. They began by binding his
 5 I    |          agent, who had cut off the murderer’s retreat now approached,
 6 I    |            agents turned toward the murderer on hearing these words,
 7 I    |           and, advancing toward the murderer, he said: “You, at least,
 8 I    |         clear. Have you noticed the murderer, remarked his demeanor,
 9 II   |         with impatience. Though the murderer submitted with good grace
10 II   |            the struggle between the murderer and the poor devil dressed
11 III  |        soldier. The behavior of the murderer was also explained. He had
12 III  |           course of reasoning. “The murderer, leaving the ball at the
13 III  |              aloud: “But was it the murderer who brought these women
14 III  |             the accomplice whom the murderer was expecting? Might it
15 III  |            the house to cut off the murderer’s escape he had encountered
16 III  |            pursued Lecoq. “When the murderer repaired to the Poivriere
17 III  |             him orders given by the murderer. It is certain that she
18 III  |            what would become of the murderer, and went to place himself
19 V    |        could not have been with the murderer!”~A very simple mode of
20 V    |         women had not been with the murderer, and therefore he could
21 V    |             out. There was also the murderer’s revolver, with two barrels
22 V    |        peace.”~He added that as the murderer had been arrested and placed
23 V    |            inquiry. He had seen the murderer, reported the case to the
24 V    |     acquired the certainty that the murderer had a friend, possibly an
25 V    |        Barriere d’Italie, where the murderer is confined, I noticed close
26 V    |           in the same cell with the murderer?” inquired Lecoq.~“Naturally.
27 V    |           my opinion concerning the murderer’s attitude while I was questioning
28 VI   |           pretended soldier and the murderer; and the latter, seizing
29 VI   |       tragedy at the Poivriere.~The murderer had certainly been arrested;
30 VI   |         these people—the women, the murderer, the keeper of the saloon,
31 VI   |          undoubtedly questioned the murderer, sir, and have learnt—”~“
32 VI   |            fourteen hours. That the murderer had an accomplice is possible.
33 VI   |           to the station, where the murderer and the landlady of this
34 VII  |             in the same cage as the murderer?” inquired Lecoq.~“Of course.”~“
35 VII  |       opportunity to speak with the murderer. He played his part perfectly.
36 VII  |           appearance of the assumed murderer. He was obliged to ask himself
37 VII  |        anything.”~“No,” replied the murderer, but a second later he changed
38 VII  |              In his opinion, if the murderer had asked for a drink after
39 VII  |          almost expecting, that the murderer would not drink it without
40 VII  |             secure some clue to the murderer’s identity? He was still
41 VII  |   compartment in which the supposed murderer was confined, exclaiming
42 VIII |       discovery—the identity of the murderer. Who was he? Who was right,
43 VIII |       Poivriere, for the mysterious murderer whose identity Lecoq was
44 IX   |             two events—the supposed murderer’s attempted suicide, and
45 IX   |           had noted in the supposed murderer’s conduct, the latter’s
46 IX   |            of the cell in which the murderer was confined at the Barriere
47 IX   |            Place d’Italie while the murderer and the spurious drunkard
48 IX   |            by your knowledge of the murderer’s character,” remarked M.
49 IX   |            him to send the supposed murderer here at once.”~
50 X    |    Poivriere was conniving with the murderer. The motive of her connivance
51 X    |            was yet unknown, and the murderer’s identity still a mystery.
52 X    |             women, the victims, the murderer—with all of them, in fact.
53 X    |            that she did not aid the murderer in planning an ambuscade?”~“
54 X    |        Chupin is an accomplice, the murderer is not the person we have
55 X    |             yourself properly.”~The murderer sadly shook his head. “I
56 X    |         propriety.”~As the supposed murderer heard these words, an expression
57 X    |      indirect request.~The presumed murderer did not try to hide the
58 X    |        moralists have asserted, the murderer had found that accent. Voice,
59 X    |             Segmuller.~The supposed murderer made no objection. His face
60 XI   |   magistrate, he merely greeted the murderer’s reply with a brief but
61 XI   |         prove that.”~Judging by the murderer’s contracted brow it might
62 XI   |  understanding between the supposed murderer and Widow Chupin.~Certainly,
63 XI   |           that a nomad, such as the murderer pretended to have been,
64 XII  |             and showing them to the murderer, he said: “You told me a
65 XII  |         probable!”~As he spoke, the murderer extended his arm toward
66 XIII |         Gustave, Lacheneur, and the murderer himself. As he is not in
67 XIV  |        declaring that a low, vulgar murderer trying to escape justice
68 XIV  |             for the hotel where the murderer pretended to have left a
69 XIV  |         description of the supposed murderer. “Yes,” he stammered, “that
70 XV   |           tell the judge about this murderer, whose plan of defense so
71 XV   |        frightened at seeing us.”~“A murderer!” faltered Toinon, with
72 XVI  |    situation of May, the mysterious murderer; as both M. Segmuller and
73 XVII |          results, and more than one murderer when unsuspectedly brought
74 XVII |           where the victims and the murderer had apparently passed the
75 XVII |          they could only assure the murderer’s incognito.~“But how could
76 XVII |          the murder, as well as the murderer’s name!~“It will be best
77 XVII |            fresh comedy, for if the murderer’s accomplice had taken Doisty,
78 XVII |             mention of Germany. The murderer comes from Leipsic, Madame
79 XVIII|          and although the suspected murderer will be unable to see me,
80 XIX  | despondently, “that this mysterious murderer is fatal to us magistrates.
81 XIX  |     certainly reaches the suspected murderer at the Depot; we have had
82 XIX  |           transfer of the suspected murderer to another prison, this
83 XX   |          his only fear was lest the murderer might decline to profit
84 XX   |          defeat them?”~The supposed murderer had crossed the Boulevard
85 XXI  |            inside, saw the supposed murderer cross the room and seat
86 XXI  |          the topmost branches.~“The murderer must have left by the way
87 XXI  |       detectives. They had seen the murderer enter; he had not seen him
88 XXIV |             to examine the supposed murderer. The two men recognize each
89 XXIV |             interest in a miserable murderer? I haven’t any broken bones,
90 XXIV |             it seems impossible the murderer arrested in the Widow Chupin’
91 XXIV |            de Sairmeuse. Hence, the murderer arrested there, May, the