Chapter

 1 I    |            honest woman. If my son Polyte had been here he would have
 2 VII  |          her family (since her son Polyte was in custody, charged
 3 XIII |           a son of hers, a certain Polyte—”~“Yes.”~“Why not question
 4 XIV  |         not procure the address of Polyte Chupin’s wife, in order
 5 XV   | arrondissement informed Lecoq that Polyte Chupin’s wife lived with
 6 XV   |         Then her evil genius threw Polyte Chupin across her path.
 7 XV   |         last franc had been spent, Polyte left his wife, and complacently
 8 XV   |        Chupin. The result was that Polyte’s wife was subjected to
 9 XV   |            speedily reached Madame Polyte Chupin’s abode.~This proved
10 XV   |          of that,” replied Lecoq. “Polyte was arrested a fortnight
11 XV   |          rake of the barrieres was Polyte Chupin. And yet despite
12 XV   |           us get back and question Polyte’s wife.”~Alas! poor Toinon
13 XV   |          not tell me just now that Polyte had some very undesirable
14 XV   |       disclose the plans formed by Polyte or his associates.~“You
15 XV   |           the brutality with which Polyte and his mother have treated
16 XV   |           her husband—the ruffian, Polyte Chupin. The two detectives
17 XV   |          waste ground and spoke to Polyte. When he went away, my husband
18 XVI  |          than a quarter of an hour Polyte entered the room. From head
19 XVI  |           Accordingly, he reminded Polyte, in forcible terms, that
20 XVI  |           the present examination.~Polyte listened with a nonchalant
21 XVI  |           who read this thought in Polyte’s eyes, cut his preamble
22 XVI  |            of them, sir,” answered Polyte in a harsh voice.~“Do you
23 XVI  |       probably awaken suspicion in Polyte’s mind; accordingly, M.
24 XVI  |         and sprang toward him. But Polyte, stepping back, gave her
25 XVI  |             and when he recognized Polyte Chupin—the original of the
26 XVI  |      himself and Goguet alone with Polyte.~“Ah, ah!” thought the smiling
27 XVI  |          had induced him to summon Polyte Chupin. Although he could
28 XVI  |          resume his examination of Polyte Chupin in hopes of yet obtaining
29 XVI  |            us proceed,” he said to Polyte, who had not moved since
30 XVI  |             As these words fell on Polyte’s ears, it was evident his
31 XVI  |        seeing his wife again.~When Polyte had departed, Lecoq reentered
32 XVI  |         first questioned by Lecoq. Polyte’s threat had aroused the
33 XVI  |           the problem by examining Polyte Chupin and his wife, and
34 XVI  |       price that has been promised Polyte Chupin for his silence?
35 XVI  |            succeeded in getting at Polyte, who is in prison, closely
36 XVI  |         obtained permission to see Polyte Chupin.”~
37 XVII |         May, the Widow Chupin, and Polyte with the bodies of their
38 XVII |   Poivriere; together with some of Polyte’s habitual companions, and
39 XVII |           the necessity of warning Polyte. While trying to devise
40 XVII |         doubtful what a woman like Polyte Chupin’s wife might mean
41 XVIII|          the Widow Chupin, her son Polyte, Toinon the Virtuous, and
42 XIX  |     difficulty as regards her son, Polyte. He had, in the mean time,
43 XX   |            from between his teeth, Polyte Chupin, had he been at liberty,