Chapter

 1 I    |          said he.~“How—”~“Yes, I understand. Seeing him attired in a
 2 II   |       course if he had failed to understand it, so much the worse. It
 3 II   |        the fact that you did not understand his meaning, nor his intention.
 4 II   |       such a strenuous effort to understand anything. In this case his
 5 II   |        Eureka!” he exclaimed, “I understand. The man’s words were only
 6 II   |       them time to escape. Ah! I understand it all now.”~A triumphant
 7 IV   |       repaid for his efforts.~“I understand!” he cried suddenly, “I
 8 IV   |    hastened forward, “you do not understand that our investigation,
 9 V    |      continued he, violently. “I understand only too well. Some article
10 V    |         that he pretended not to understand. “Who are you speaking of?”
11 VI   |      centres. But it was hard to understand this declaration, for in
12 VIII |       will give it you. You will understand that I am going to follow
13 IX   |        trial. “Now,” said he, “I understand the case well enough to
14 IX   |      added: “A lawful widow, you understand, sir; I have my marriage
15 X    |          the most simple-minded, understand this, and those who are
16 X    |         them, and said: “Am I to understand that you wish to hear my
17 X    |     modestly stepped forward. “I understand English,” said he.~“Very
18 XI   |          his examiner. “You must understand how necessary it is to find
19 XI   |    proved conclusively.”~“Yes, I understand that; but how can I put
20 XIV  |          Madame Milner seemed to understand everything.~“Good heavens!”
21 XV   |       piquet. The young men, you understand, were still knocking the
22 XV   |      Toinon the Virtuous did not understand the affair at all. She had
23 XVI  |  influence her evidence! I don’t understand you.”~“But for that supposition,
24 XVI  |        that?”~“It’s very easy to understand, sir.”~M. Segmuller rose. “
25 XVII |   adroitly, giving the lackey to understand so explicitly that he did
26 XVIII|        will punish—”~“Yes, yes—I understand that—but wait until you
27 XIX  |          Yes, sir.”~“You have, I understand, some revelation to make
28 XIX  |        has just played? I do not understand it at all,” remarked the
29 XIX  |       ordinary prisoner? He will understand at once, if he is set at
30 XIX  |        eventually. “But you must understand that law and justice will
31 XX   |      here six weeks ago—”~“Oh, I understand,” interrupted Fritz; “it’
32 XXI  |     frankly confess that I don’t understand the maneuvres of these wily
33 XXI  |         allow him to escape.”~“I understand; but what is to be done
34 XXII | superintendent certainly did not understand Lecoq’s agitation any better
35 XXII |        able to discern, who will understand things that I couldn’t.
36 XXIV |          the responsibility.”~“I understand that; but would you reveal
37 XXIV |          correct, this is what I understand. When M. d’Escorval has
38 XXIV |        would have enabled you to understand the reason of his solicitude,
39 XXV  |          s head, Lecoq could not understand. A vague suspicion had,
40 XXV  |       intensely disappointed. “I understand,” he remarked. “This is