Chapter

 1 I    |      Shrove Sunday, a party of detectives left the police station
 2 I    |     General?” asked one of the detectives, in a low voice.~“Yes, there
 3 IV   |   trail was recovered, and the detectives followed it as far as the
 4 XIII |     him in thinking that young detectives are often overzealous, and
 5 XIV  |       proprietors fight shy of detectives, and Lecoq was aware that
 6 XV   |     the heavy sleep of the two detectives. They would indeed, in all
 7 XV   |     precise directions the two detectives speedily reached Madame
 8 XV   |   eaten off the floor.~The two detectives entered, and found a woman
 9 XV   |    from a corner, invited both detectives to sit down. Lecoq complied,
10 XV   |    circumstance attracted both detectives’ attention. If the mother
11 XV   | yesterday.”~With a bound, both detectives threw themselves against
12 XV   |       as she perceived the two detectives coming up the stairs again,
13 XV   |         Polyte Chupin. The two detectives plainly understood, however,
14 XVIII|       the more notable private detectives of the capital. No one recognized
15 XIX  |   outside is dogged by skilful detectives; and soon, at the very moment
16 XX   |     not one recognized the two detectives, Lecoq and Father Absinthe.
17 XX   |      corner. It passed the two detectives, and with a noisy clang
18 XXI  |        instant longer, the two detectives would have passed him by
19 XXI  |    entered the fourth. The two detectives, who were enabled to obtain
20 XXI  |        and accordingly the two detectives waited. “We are discovered!”
21 XXI  |        explained to May—as the detectives could tell by his gestures—
22 XXI  |   interest equaled that of the detectives. They had seen the murderer
23 XXI  |   apartments, was awaiting the detectives. He had doubtless received
24 XXII |       but at his age—”~The two detectives exchanged a meaning glance,
25 XXIII|        At the sight of the two detectives, whom he knew very well,