Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

Having no one else present.

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

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From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

take into custody

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

psychological suffering

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

full of events or incidents

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

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From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

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From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

a copy that is represented as the original

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

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From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

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From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

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From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

immediately past

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

the act of departing

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

for more time

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

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From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

a particular point in time

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

immediately following in time or order

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

light teasing repartee

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

express the need or desire for

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

asked for

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

Identical; not different.

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

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From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

a special situation

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”

(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He retired to his room, as she had requested him, and, sinking upon his old arm-chair in a fit of the deepest distress, “She is singing,” he murmured: “Mme. Fortin has not told her any thing.”

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From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

at the time that

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will be remembered, how, at his mother’s request, Maxence had spent that night in the Rue St. Gilles, and how, the next morning, unable any longer to resist his eager desire to see Mlle. Lucienne, he had started for the Hotel des Folies, leaving his sister alone at home.

the words that are spoken

From this reading And at the same moment Mlle. Lucienne had resumed her song, the words of which reached him like a bitter raillery, “Hope!

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one

From this reading XXIX Such was the exact situation of Maxence and Mlle. Lucienne on that eventful Saturday evening in the month of April, 1872, when the police came to arrest M. Vincent Favoral, on the charge of embezzlement and forgery.