The Mystery of Orcival

By: Gaboriau, Emile

Book Excerpt: ...But the groom of the house opposite, who burned to mix himself up in the affair, had none of these scruples. "Guespin," answered he, "is a good fellow. Lord, what jolly things he knows He knows everything you can imagine. It appears he has been rich in times past, and if he wished--But dame he loves to have his work all finished, and go off on sprees. He's a crack billiard-player, I can tell you."Papa Plantat, while listening in an apparently absent-minded way to these depositions, or rather these scandals, carefully examined the wall and the gate. He now turned, and interrupting the groom: "Enough of this," said he, to the great scandal of M. Courtois. "Before pursuing this interrogatory, let us ascertain the crime, if crime there is; for it is not proved. Let whoever has the key, open the gate."The valet de chambre had the key; he opened the gate, and all entered the little court. The gendarmes had just arrived. The mayor told the brigadier to follow him, and placed two men at the..

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08KH132Z2
• ISBN13: 9798678227515
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"