Chapter

 1 VI   |           his name: “M. Maurice d’Escorval.”~He was the son of that
 2 VI   |        son of that famous Baron d’Escorval, who, in 1815, sealed his
 3 VI   |       supposed that the younger D’Escorval would rise to the most exalted
 4 VI   |          upon the threshold, M. d’Escorval acknowledged the presence
 5 VI   |       accompany me,” resumed M. d’Escorval, “he has not the gift of
 6 VI   |        nothing,” interrupted M. d’Escorval, apparently much astonished
 7 VI   |          again and again did M. d’Escorval nod his head in token of
 8 VI   |          inspector?” thought M. d’Escorval, not without surprise, for
 9 VI   |          plausable one, that M. d’Escorval was silent, reflecting before
10 VI   |      given these directions, M. d’Escorval was turning toward the physicians,
11 VI   |      judge to deal with. But M. d’Escorval overawed him to such a degree
12 VII  |         the orders signed by M. d’Escorval, he added: “Here are this
13 VII  |           was now free until M. d’Escorval’s arrival. He wandered through
14 VII  |           of the prison, and M. d’Escorval alighted, followed by his
15 VII  |        Twenty minutes later, M. d’Escorval emerged from the prison
16 VII  |          upon a hearing, but M. d’Escorval had entered, or rather thrown
17 VII  |           he murmured, “that M. d’Escorval holds the key to the mystery?
18 VIII |      reasons. He learnt from M. d’Escorval’s clerk that when the magistrate
19 VIII |           to request you, on M. d’Escorval’s behalf, to send one of
20 VIII |          before appearing in M. d’Escorval’s presence. He was determined
21 VIII |          desk, he remarked: “M. d’Escorval is, of course, in his office?”~
22 VIII |        head. “No,” said he, “M. d’Escorval is not here this morning,
23 IX   | misfortune that had befallen M. d’Escorval, Lecoq’s face wore such
24 IX   |           did not rejoice at M. d’Escorval’s accident; could he have
25 IX   |         urgent business that M. d’Escorval had in charge has already
26 IX   |         said, slowly, “Monsieur d’Escorval has informed me by a note
27 IX   |   prosecutor informs me that M. d’Escorval shares the same views. An
28 IX   |         since yesterday? Did M. d’Escorval give you any orders? Have
29 XI   |        supplied the place of M. d’Escorval.~“This admitted,” resumed
30 XIII |    benevolent magistrate and M. d’Escorval, so taciturn and haughty.
31 XVIII|        the magistrate, “why did D’Escorval break his leg? Had it not
32 XIX  |           That fellow is one of D’Escorval’s servants,” remarked M.
33 XIX  |     afford to keep a footman.”~“D’Escorval’s,” ejaculated Lecoq, “the
34 XIX  |       mysterious May.”~“Then M. d’Escorval is interested in the case?”~“
35 XIX  |           he, “such a fellow as D’Escorval would never have shown me
36 XXIII|          when you heard that M. d’Escorval had broken his leg in getting
37 XXIII|          do you suppose that M. d’Escorval’s fall was only a fiction?
38 XXIV |         ready to affirm that M. d’Escorval is in quite as good health
39 XXIV |    Tabaret, “you would adopt M. d’Escorval’s expedient; you would pretend
40 XXIV |           are convinced that M. d’Escorval knows who May really is.”~
41 XXIV |           I understand. When M. d’Escorval has completed his task at
42 XXIV |      third party was present—M. d’Escorval’s clerk. So they could say
43 XXIV |      after leaving the cell, M. d’Escorval no doubt said to himself: ‘
44 XXIV |          Then you think that M. d’Escorval and May are enemies?” inquired
45 XXIV |          He expected to find M. d’Escorval there, ready to triumph
46 XXIV |          However, instead of M. d’Escorval, he sees M. Segmuller. Then
47 XXIV |         for he thinks, since M. d’Escorval has not betrayed his secret,
48 XXIV |   Recollect the perseverance M. d’Escorval displayed in sending to
49 XXV  |       Escodica—at last we have it—Escorval! Listen attentively, my
50 XXV  |          the sick man then read: “Escorval (Louis-Guillaume, baron
51 XXV  |         of Sairmeuse. The baron d’Escorval had only one son, who embraced
52 XXV  |           It teaches us that M. d’Escorval’s father was condemned to
53 XXV  |        father of the present M. d’Escorval beheaded.”~M. Tabaret was