Cécile is Dead (2015)
“‘You must be tired of standing, Dandurand … Get him a chair, Torrence. I saw Monsieur Charles looking a little unsteady on his feet a few moments ago.’ ‘You are wrong, inspector. I am still waiting to hear the smallest shred of evidence that …’ ‘Oh, come on, show a little patience!
Your lawyer, Maître Planchard, never knew old Juliette, so it may be useful to give him a brief description of her … may I, Maître Planchard?’ The lawyer made a vague gesture and lit a cigarette.
‘As a young girl, still bearing her maiden name of Cazenove, Juliette was already Dandurand’s mistress in Fontenay-le-Comte, and it was the talk of the little town … Mâitre Dandurand, as he was then, had not yet been found guilty in a case concerning the abuse of minors. He was much younger at that time, and I can imagine that he had some attractions … but all the same Juliette, a member of a family without financial means, did not turn down the chance of a good marriage in the person of Joseph Boynet, and ...to make sure of it, nor did she hesitate to sacrifice her sister by persuading her to combine her own dowry with Juliette’s.MoreLess
Your lawyer, Maître Planchard, never knew old Juliette, so it may be useful to give him a brief description of her … may I, Maître Planchard?’ The lawyer made a vague gesture and lit a cigarette.
‘As a young girl, still bearing her maiden name of Cazenove, Juliette was already Dandurand’s mistress in Fontenay-le-Comte, and it was the talk of the little town … Mâitre Dandurand, as he was then, had not yet been found guilty in a case concerning the abuse of minors. He was much younger at that time, and I can imagine that he had some attractions … but all the same Juliette, a member of a family without financial means, did not turn down the chance of a good marriage in the person of Joseph Boynet, and ...to make sure of it, nor did she hesitate to sacrifice her sister by persuading her to combine her own dowry with Juliette’s.MoreLess
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