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 1 I    |           were not, perhaps, very great; but he thoroughly understood
 2 I    |         imperturbable coolness, a great confidence in himself, and
 3 I    |     arrested you?”~“It would be a great piece of injustice.”~“Nevertheless,
 4 II   |        become a famous thief or a great detective. Choose.”~Lecoq
 5 III  |           and his surprise was so great that he almost dropped the
 6 III  |           leaped the fence to the great detriment of his pantaloons,
 7 III  |            Well, that is saying a great deal!”~“When I say everything,
 8 III  |     ventured the old man, “by the great difference in their feet
 9 IV   |          nature. There had been a great deal of passing to and fro
10 IV   |      companion. “Have we made any great progress now that we know
11 IV   |            A misfortune!”~“A very great misfortune. Do you not perceive
12 IV   |         of his young companion. A great misfortune! The wind from
13 IV   |      preserve it. They sent for a great chemist—”~“Go on, go on.”~“
14 V    |   literally crushed him. But what great merit, what wonderful victory
15 V    |         worthy man. He had seen a great deal; but he had always
16 V    |       cried Gevrol, “have you any great melodrama, very dark and
17 VI   |        The sergeant-major, to his great relief, now received permission
18 VI   |          attitude was a matter of great importance, since it might
19 VI   |       mathematical precision.~The great difference that exists in
20 VI   |        has been carried out shows great penetration and research,
21 VII  |        poor devil, who is under a great obligation to Gevrol.”~The
22 VII  |       escape Lecoq. “Yes, under a great obligation, indeed!” he
23 VIII |           who were seemingly in a great hurry, overtook me and passed
24 VIII |        has been perpetrated, or a great catastrophe has happened,
25 VIII |          not been established, “a great day” invariably follows
26 IX   |        will be able to accomplish great things in your profession.”~
27 IX   | supplicating gesture. “I have one great favor to ask you, sir,”
28 IX   |         my judge.”~“That showed a great deal of confidence on your
29 X    |           would have been another great crime added to many others—
30 X    |          men against me. It was a great misfortune; and I would
31 X    |      another hearty laugh, to the great amazement of Lecoq, and
32 X    |       this Father Fougasse?”~“The great wild beast tamer, sir. Ah!
33 X    |       unique performance of these great artists, unequaled in the
34 XI   |      Segmuller’s satisfaction was great; but his face did not betray
35 XII  |           added: “A man must have great confidence in himself, or
36 XII  |        not.”~“Who am I then? Some great man in disguise? Ah! I wish
37 XIV  |     detective. “And it is in this great city,” he murmured, “in
38 XIV  |           escape justice was some great personage in disguise. However,
39 XIV  |         or four German words with great earnestness to the inmate
40 XIV  |           me here in Paris. To my great surprise, he has not made
41 XIV  |           saying that he was in a great hurry; and he went away
42 XV   |   returned.”~To Father Absinthe’s great surprise, Lecoq seemed rather
43 XV   |         the baluster; her mind in great perplexity and her eyes
44 XV   |           already. I have heard a great deal about your former life,
45 XV   |     replied. “There were always a great many drunken men about the
46 XV   |          and the woman’s grief so great, that, familiar as they
47 XVI  |    advocates’ gowns; while in the great hall several clerks stood
48 XVI  |      establishment.”~“There are a great many of them, sir,” answered
49 XVI  |       have means of finding out a great many things.”~The scapegrace
50 XVI  |          A second glance, and oh, great good fortune, he saw Lecoq,
51 XVI  |          count upon? It must be a great one, for he is braving real
52 XVII |           no reason to expect any great revelations from any of
53 XVII |       does she live alone in that great house?”~“Yes—that is—with
54 XVII |          sold these diamonds to a great Austrian lady—the Baroness
55 XVII |     effects had been taken to the great auction mart in the Rue
56 XVII |         although he had been in a great hurry to receive the proceeds,
57 XVIII|     fantastic idea that I am some great personage in disguise?”~“
58 XVIII|          Mariembourg, and evinced great joy when the various knickknacks
59 XVIII|        had, of course, traveled a great deal; and he remembered
60 XVIII|    country, where he had achieved great celebrity as a circus manager.~
61 XVIII|          but perhaps something of great importance.”~Eleven o’clock
62 XVIII|       Excuse me, but it matters a great deal. If you noise this
63 XIX  |           This May must be a very great and illustrious personage.
64 XIX  |           sir,” he replied with a great show of reluctance, “they
65 XIX  |      charge of theft; and, to his great astonishment, had heard
66 XXI  |     gulping down his soup, bolted great pieces of beef, pausing
67 XXI  |     suspicions which afforded him great amusement, he said. He added
68 XXI  |      unexpected misfortune was so great that for, an instant he
69 XXI  |       were gathered together. The great lanterns in the coach houses
70 XXI  |    cowering in some corner of the great house, white with fear,
71 XXI  |         We have lost May; it is a great misfortune; but his accomplice
72 XXII |     performed them admirably. The great difficulty was then overcome.
73 XXII |        after the fashion of those great advocates who, tired of
74 XXII |    practise at the bar, still win great and glorious triumphs in
75 XXII |          course to pursue in some great case, they invariably said: “
76 XXIII|           these days. The race of great criminals is dying out—those
77 XXIII|           listening to one of the great Beethoven’s divine sonatas.~“
78 XXIII|          you that you have made a great many blunders.”~Lecoq hung
79 XXIV |           was consulting was very great; but even old Tirauclair
80 XXIV |          Tabaret had poured out a great glass of some cooling drink
81 XXIV |            This discretion made a great impression on old Tabaret,