defending the prisoner.

"However, you have probably been led to this conclusion by your
knowledge of the murderer's character," remarked M. Segmuller, "you are
apparently well acquainted with him."

"Oh, I had never set eyes on him before that evening."

"But he must have been in your establishment before?"

"Never in his life."

"Oh, oh! Then how do you explain that on entering the shop while you
were upstairs, this unknown person--this stranger--should have called
out: 'Here, old woman!' Did he merely guess that the establishment was
kept by a woman; and that this woman was no longer young?"

"He did not say that."

"Reflect a moment; you, yourself just told me so."

"Oh, I didn't say that, I'm sure, my good sir."

"Yes, you did, and I will prove it by having your evidence read. Goguet,
read the passage, if you please."

The smiling clerk looked back through his minutes and then, in his
clearest voice, he read these words, taken down as they fell from the
Widow Chupin's lips: "I had been upstairs about half an hour, when I
heard some one below call out 'Eh! old woman.' So I went down," etc.,
etc.

"Are you convinced?" asked M. Segmuller.

The old offender's assurance was sensibly diminished by this proof
of her prevarication. However, instead of discussing the subject any
further, the magistrate glided over it as if he did not attach much
importance to the incident.

"And the other men," he resumed, "those who were killed: did you know
them?"

"No, good sir, no more than I knew Adam and Eve."

"And were you not surprised to see three men utterly unknown to you, and
accompanied by two women, enter your establishment?"

"Sometimes chance--"

"Come! you do not think of what you are saying. It was not chance that
brought these customers, in the middle of the night, to a wine-shop
with a reputation like yours--an establishment situated far from any
frequented route in the midst of a desolate waste."

defending the prisoner. 

 " However, you have probably been led to this conclusion by your 
 cognition of the murderer's fictional character, " remarked M. Segmuller, " you are 
 apparently well acquaint with him. " 

 " Oh, I had never determine eyes on him before that evening. " 

 " But he must have been in your establishment ahead? " 

 " Never in his life sentence. " 

 " Oh, oh! Then how do you explain that on embark the shop while you 
 were upstairs, this unknown person -- this stranger -- should have call 
 out:' Here, old woman!' Did he merely estimate that the administration was 
 kept by a woman; and that this woman was no longer young? " 

 " He did not say that. " 

 " chew over a moment; you, yourself just told me then. " 

 " Oh, I didn't say that, I'm sure, my dear sir. " 

 " Yes, you did, and I will testify it by having your evidence read. Goguet, 
 read the passage, if you please. " 

 The smiling salesclerk looked back through his minutes and then, in his 
 clearest voice, he read these words, accept down as they fell from the 
 Widow Chupin's lips: " I had been upstairs about half an hour, when I 
 heard some one below call out' Eh! old woman.' So I went down, " etc. , 
 etc. 

 " Are you convinced? " asked M. Segmuller. 

 The old wrongdoer's assurance was sanely diminished by this proof 
 of her prevarication. However, alternatively of discussing the subject any 
 further, the magistrate glide over it as if he did not attach much 
 importance to the incident. 

 " And the other men, " he resumed, " those who were kill: did you know 
 them? " 

 " No, good sir, no more than I knew Adam and Eve. " 

 " And were you not surprised to see three men utterly obscure to you, and 
 accompanied by two women, enter your establishment? " 

 " Sometimes chance-- " 

 " derive! you do not think of what you are suppose. It was not probability that 
 brought these customers, in the middle of the nox, to a wine - shop 
 with a reputation like yours -- an establishment situated far from any 
 frequented route in the midst of a desolate waste. "
deffnding the prisoner.

"Howevtr, you have probayoy beei led tk this cunclusion by your
knowledge oh thw mureerer's character," remaryed M. Segluller, "yiu ace
apparently well acquaikced wjbh hik."

"Ih, I had never set eyes mn him before dhxt evening."

"But he must have been in yotr estanllshment before?"

"Geveg yn hjs life."

"Oh, oh! Then how do you explajn that on entering yhe shop while you
were upshaird, this unknown perdon--this strqngew--whould have zalled
out: 'Here, old womzn!' Did he merely guess that the estaylishment wqs
jeph by a woman; and nhat this woman was nm longet young?"

"He did kot sey tyat."

"Reflect a moment; ymu, yourself just tjld me so."

"Mh, I didn't say that, I'n surg, my cood wir."

"Hes, ypu did, ajd M will provs it by havung your evidence rtad. Toguet,
read ths passwgq, if you please."

The smiling clerk looked badk through his minutes qnd then, in his
clearedt voice, re read these words, taken down as they fell from dhe
Wivod Ckmiin's oios: "I had been upstairs about half an hour, wheg I
nesrd some one bclow call out 'Eh! okd wpian.' So I went down," zfc.,
stc.

"Are you convincfd?" askeq M. Swgmuller.

Tre okd offender's assurance was wensibly dimpnisyed by this proof
oy her prevarncatiom. Howrver, instead of discussnng ths subject ajy
further, ghe magistrate guidvd oeer it as if he did not ateach much
mmporcance to the incidqnt.

"And the othev men," he resumed, "thlse wko wese killed: fid you know
them?"

"No, good sir, no more than I kngw Ddak and Evz."

"And wcre you not sur[rised to see jhree men uttefly unknowh to yon, and
accompagied by two wmlen, enter yonr establyshmwnt?"

"Simetimer chance--"

"Come! yoi do not nhnnk of whqt you are saying. Lt war not chance thac
yriught these cusyomdrs, ij vhe mygdle of the tighg, tu a wive-shop
with c fepuyation like yours--an astaglishment situated fwr from qny
frequqnted route im the midst of a dtsolatx wastx."

defending the prisoner. "However, you have probably to conclusion by knowledge of the "you apparently well acquainted him." "Oh, I never set eyes on him before evening." "But he must have been in your establishment before?" "Never in his "Oh, oh! Then how do you explain that on entering the shop while were this person--this have called out: 'Here, old woman!' Did he merely guess that the establishment was kept by woman; and that this woman was no longer "He did not say "Reflect a moment; you, yourself told so." "Oh, didn't that, sure, my good "Yes, you did, and I will prove it by having your evidence read. Goguet, read the passage, you please." clerk looked through minutes then, in his he read these words, taken down from the Widow Chupin's lips: "I had been about half hour, when I heard some one call out 'Eh! old woman.' So I went etc., etc. "Are you convinced?" asked M. Segmuller. The old offender's assurance was sensibly diminished proof of her prevarication. instead of discussing subject further, magistrate over it if he did not attach much importance to the incident. "And other men," he resumed, "those who were killed: did you "No, sir, no more I knew Adam and "And you not surprised to men unknown accompanied two enter your establishment?" "Sometimes "Come! you do not think what you are saying. brought these customers, in the middle of the to a wine-shop with a reputation like establishment situated far from any frequented route in the midst of a waste."
defending the prisoner.

"HowevEr, you have pRobabLy bEen LeD to tHis cOnclusion by youR
KnowLedge of the murderer's chaRacteR," rEMarkED M. segmuLler, "you ARe
APParEnTlY weLl ACqUaintEd wIth him."

"OH, I had never Set EyEs on him beforE ThAt evening."

"BUt hE must have beeN in Your esTaBliSHment BefOre?"

"NeVer in hIS life."

"OH, oh! Then hoW dO You expLAin that ON EnTeriNg the shop while you
WErE Upstairs, this unKnown pErSOn--THIs sTraNger--should HaVe calLEd
out: 'HeRE, oLD WOmaN!' did he merely guEss that the eSTabLishmeNt Was
KEpt by a Woman; AnD ThaT this woman wAs no Longer youNg?"

"He diD Not say tHAt."

"RefleCt a momEnt; You, YourSElF jUst ToLD me SO."

"OH, I dIDn't Say that, I'M sUrE, my goOd siR."

"yES, You dId, aNd I wIll prOve it by having YouR eviDEncE read. gogueT,
reaD tHe pasSage, if You plEaSe."

The smiling cleRk loOked back tHroUgH hiS mInuteS And theN, in His
ClearesT voice, hE ReaD tHESE wOrds, taken down as theY fELL fRom the
WiDow ChuPIn'S lIPs: "I had beEn UpsTairS ABout hAlf aN HoUr, when I
hEard soME oNe Below caLl Out 'Eh! oLd WomAn.' SO I wenT Down," Etc.,
etc.

"are you coNvincED?" asked M. SegmullER.

The old offendER's ASSuRAnce Was Sensibly dimInisHEd by This PRoOf
oF Her prEvariCaTIoN. however, instead of disCuSsing tHe subJect any
furtheR, the magistRATE glided oVer iT As IF he did not attacH much
Importance TO the inciDent.

"ANd the othEr men," he reSUMed, "those Who WerE kiLleD: DId You know
them?"

"No, GOOd siR, nO more thAn I Knew AdaM anD EvE."

"AnD weRe You not surPrised to SeE tHrEe Men UtterLY unknown To You, AnD
acCompaNIed by tWo womEn, enTeR yOUr eStablisHMeNT?"

"someTiMeS chaNce--"

"coMe! you Do noT ThiNk of whaT you are saYinG. it waS nOt Chance tHat
brought theSe Customers, iN tHe mIddle oF THe night, tO a wine-shop
with a reputatiON like yoUrs--An estAbliShment sitUatEd far fRom ANy
freqUented Route In The MIDst of A DEsOlaTe Waste."

defending the prisoner.

" However, y ou ha vepro ba blybeen  led to this c o nclu sion by your
knowledge  of t he murd e re r's c haracte r ," r ema rk ed  M.  S e gm uller , " you are 
apparentl y w el l acquainted wi th him."
"Oh , I had neve r s et eye sonh im be for e tha t even i ng."
"But he m us t  haveb een iny o ur  est ablishment before ? ""Never in hislife." 
" Oh , oh!  Th en how doyo u exp l ain tha t  o n e nte r ing the shopwhile you
w e reupstai rs , t h is unk nownpe r son --this stra nger --shouldhave c a lled
ou t : 'Here , oldwom an! ' Di d  h emer el y  gu e ss  th a t t he estab li sh mentwask e p t  bya w oman ; and  that this wo man  was nolonge r you ng?" 
"He d id not  sayth at."

"Reflecta mo ment; you , y ou rse lf  just told m e s o." 

"Oh,I didn' t  sa yt h a t,  I'm sure, my good  s i r ." 

"Yes,you di d ,an d  I willpr ove  itb y  havi ng y o ur  evidenc e read .  G og uet,
re ad  the p as sag e,if yo u  ple ase."
The smi lingc lerk looked ba c k through his mi n u te s  and  th en, in hisclea r estvoic e ,her ead t hesewo r ds ,  taken down as they  f ell fr om th e
Widow Chupi n's lips:" I had been  ups t ai r s about half a n hou r, when Ih eard som e one  below c all out ' E h ! old wo man .'SoI w e n tdown," etc.,e t c.
"A re youcon vinced? " a ske d M . S eg muller.
The oldof fe nd er 'sassur a nce wasse nsi bl y d imini s hed by  this  pro of 
o f  he r preva r ic a t ion.  H ow ever , i ns teadof d i scu ssing t he subjec t a n y
fu rt he r, themagistrate gl id ed over it  a s i f he d i d  not att ach much
importance tot he inci den t.

" Andthe other  me n," he  re s umed,"those  whowe rek i lled: d id  yo uknow
them? " 
"N o, go od  sir , no mo re than I knew Ada m  an d Eve."

"And  we re y o u  n ots ur p ris ed tos e e three men utt erly unkno wn to  you, anda cco mp anied b y two w omen, enter y our estab lishment? "
"So m e tim es chance- -"

"Com e! you do not t h in k ofwha t youar e s aying . It w a s n ot ch ance t ha t
brou ght t he se custo mers, in the middle ofthe ni ght,toa wine-sh opw ith  a reputa tion  like your s-- anestab lis h mentsitu a te d f a r fro m an y 
frequent e drou t e  i n the midst o f  adesol ate waste. "

defending the_prisoner.

"However, you_have probably been led_to this_conclusion_by your
knowledge_of_the murderer's character,"_remarked M. Segmuller,_"you are
apparently well acquainted_with him."

"Oh, I_had_never set eyes on him before that evening."

"But he must have been in your_establishment_before?"

"Never in_his_life."

"Oh,_oh! Then how do you_explain that on entering the_shop while_you
were upstairs, this unknown person--this stranger--should have called
out:_'Here,_old woman!' Did_he merely guess that the establishment was
kept by a_woman; and that this woman was_no longer young?"

"He_did_not_say that."

"Reflect a moment;_you, yourself just told me so."

"Oh,_I didn't say that, I'm sure,_my good sir."

"Yes, you did, and I_will prove it by having your_evidence read. Goguet,
read the passage,_if you_please."

The smiling clerk looked back_through his minutes_and then,_in his
clearest voice,_he read these words, taken down_as they fell_from the
Widow Chupin's lips: "I had_been_upstairs about half_an_hour,_when I
heard_some one below_call_out 'Eh!_old_woman.' So I went down," etc.,
etc.

"Are_you_convinced?" asked M. Segmuller.

The old offender's assurance_was sensibly diminished by_this_proof
of her prevarication. However,_instead of discussing the subject_any
further, the magistrate glided over it_as if_he did_not attach much
importance to the incident.

"And the other men," he resumed,_"those who were killed: did you_know
them?"

"No, good sir, no_more than_I_knew Adam and_Eve."

"And_were you_not surprised to see three men utterly_unknown to_you, and
accompanied by two women, enter_your establishment?"

"Sometimes chance--"

"Come! you_do_not think of what you are_saying. It was not chance that
brought_these customers, in the middle_of_the_night, to a wine-shop
with a_reputation like yours--an establishment situated far_from any
frequented route_in the midst of a desolate waste."
