Shall I seek M.Daburon?
No, not yet.

The night is necessary to me to sift to the bottom all the particulars, and arrange my ideas systematically.

But, on the other hand, if I sit here all alone, this confounded case will keep me in a fever of speculation, and as I have just eaten a great deal, I may get an attack of indigestion.

My faith! I will call upon Madame Gerdy: she has been ailing for some days past.

I will have a chat with Noel, and that will change the course of my ideas." He got up from the table, put on his overcoat, and took his hat and cane.
"Are you going out, sir ?" asked Manette.
"Yes." "Shall you be late ?" "Possibly." "But you will return to-night ?" "I do not know." One minute later, M.Tabaret was ringing his friend's bell.
Madame Gerdy lived in respectable style.