Chapter

 1 I    |        her table utensils.~“Now tell us how this trouble began,”
 2 III  |  compare with this? Ah! shall I tell you what I think? Why, in
 3 IV   |      Rue du Chevaleret? He will tell us where he drove them;
 4 IV   |       us a description of them, tell us how they were dressed,
 5 V    |         But Monsieur Lecoq will tell you something that will
 6 VII  |        drunkard was so ‘gone’ I tell you, that he couldn’t have
 7 VII  |          They question you, you tell them all they desire to
 8 VII  |         some one go at once and tell the superintendent that
 9 VII  |         sulkily: “I may as well tell you that you need not tire
10 VIII |       be conjectured. Who could tell what circumstances had preceded
11 VIII | wine-shop.”~“Well, then, I will tell you that these two women
12 VIII |      home. I did grumble, I can tell you. Well, I had just passed
13 VIII |      glimpse of it.”~“Could you tell if she were pretty, or whether
14 VIII |      allow me to finish. I must tell you that at about three
15 VIII |         shall have some news to tell. Now take me to the Morgue
16 IX   |        laid at her door.~“I can tell you,” interrupted the magistrate. “
17 IX   |         Chupin,” he began, “you tell us that you didn’t remain
18 IX   |        Then you have nothing to tell me about this miserable
19 IX   |    arranging the fire.~“Who can tell me—who can prove to me that,
20 IX   |         an honest man, who will tell you to your face that you
21 IX   |      the governor of the Depot. Tell him to send the supposed
22 X    |     evidence. Show her the sun; tell her it’s daytime; at once
23 X    |         But not a clue! Who can tell me what powerful interest
24 X    |      offered me, and now I will tell you why. As I had my hands
25 X    |        must I do to prove it?”~“Tell the truth, the whole truth:
26 X    |     were a liar, I could easily tell you that my name was Peter,
27 X    | argument in his favor.~“You may tell your own story, then,” said
28 X    |      send for an interpreter to tell us whether you speak English
29 XI   |        to sail by?”~“He did not tell me.”~“Where was he when
30 XI   |       Railway Station—”~“Go on. Tell us the name of this hotel,”
31 XI   |   resumed M. Segmuller, “let me tell you my opinion. I believe
32 XII  |       then I shall be forced to tell you that what you are saying
33 XII  |        you said; a witness will tell you that one of them was
34 XIII |      sworn that he was about to tell me everything.”~“Ah, he’
35 XIII |           It was unnecessary to tell you that, Monsieur Lecoq.
36 XIII |      replied M. Segmuller; “and tell the keepers to watch him
37 XIV  |       Unfortunately, sir, I can tell you nothing more,” calmly
38 XV   |      reflect calmly. What did I tell the judge about this murderer,
39 XV   |        so puzzles us? Did I not tell him that we had to deal
40 XV   |        Ah, you wretch! didn’t I tell you so?”~“Why! what is the
41 XV   |        sermonize by and by. Now tell me your story.”~“Ah! I am
42 XV   |      clean breast of it, I will tell you that it seems to me
43 XV   |        Lecoq was not the man to tell his business on a landing,
44 XV   |         sir.”~“Why, did you not tell me just now that Polyte
45 XV   |           How? In what way? Oh, tell me at once.”~“Merely by
46 XV   |     word. Very probably you can tell me nothing more than I know
47 XV   |      this poor creature did not tell was that the man who had
48 XV   |         is necessary for you to tell the investigating magistrate
49 XVI  |        better do so now. Go and tell them to bring him to me.
50 XVI  |       world outside. He can not tell what witnesses may have
51 XVI  |         must discover. Who will tell us the price that has been
52 XVI  |     comes a man who can perhaps tell us. He is usually on guard
53 XVII |       he could not consequently tell whom it had been sold to.
54 XVIII|         that hole?”~“Like what? Tell me, we needn’t stand on
55 XIX  |      something of importance to tell you.”~“Very well! these
56 XIX  |       just as he likes. Now, to tell the truth, I distrust Gevrol.”~“
57 XIX  |         him my compliments, and tell him that I am out again.”~
58 XIX  |   library when his cook came to tell him that there was a man
59 XIX  |         sir; and I have come to tell you that if you are ready
60 XX   |     story,” he stammered.~“Then tell it!” said Lecoq, surprised
61 XX   |   answer him word for word as I tell you. And remember, if you
62 XX   |      murmured; “but you did not tell me to prevent May from speaking
63 XXI  |      and then instructed her to tell his accomplice to come and
64 XXI  |         as the detectives could tell by his gestures—that the
65 XXI  |       is my card, and I came to tell you that an escaped criminal
66 XXII |         handsome reward.”~“Pray tell us what we’ve captured?”
67 XXII |     last. “And to prove it I’ll tell you how it happened. I was
68 XXII |       anxiously.~“It is hard to tell,” replied the man: “it is
69 XXII |        It would be difficult to tell his exact status at the
70 XXIII|     affair? So much the better. Tell me all about it, and I will
71 XXIII|        to speak frankly, I must tell you that you have made a
72 XXIV |         he, “do me the favor to tell me what pretext you would
73 XXIV |     compelling Toinon Chupin to tell you all she knew about this
74 XXIV |    about that, then. But I must tell you that three or four times,
75 XXV  |         impressed, although, to tell the truth, he had understood