"But that's no reason, Mme.

Giry, why I shouldn't ask you what happened last night to make you and the inspector call in a municipal guard." "I was just wanting to see you, sir, and talk to you about it, so that you mightn't have the same unpleasantness as M.Debienne and M.
Poligny.

They wouldn't listen to me either, at first." "I'm not asking you about all that.

I'm asking what happened last night." Mme.

Giry turned purple with indignation.