Maigret's Holiday
Maigret's Holiday
“It was already late morning when Maigret noticed that the sky was grey and that a few drops of rain had probably fallen at dawn.
Until then, the greyness of people and things, added to his own greyness, had stopped him from looking at the sky and noticing that, for the first time since his arrival at Les Sables d’Olonne, the sea was a murky green, its surface ruffled, almost black in places.
At the police station, the officers on night duty hadn’t been relieved yet, and there was an atm...osphere of disarray, tiredness and disquiet. At the foot of the stairs, he bumped into the officer who, at around midnight, had had the idea of contacting a schoolmistress. What age were his own daughters? Recognizing Maigret, he started. His tunic was unbuttoned, his hair tousled.
He had slept on a bench. And now, standing in front of him, was the man who, a few hours earlier, had been desperately trying to find out where the girl lived.MoreLess
Until then, the greyness of people and things, added to his own greyness, had stopped him from looking at the sky and noticing that, for the first time since his arrival at Les Sables d’Olonne, the sea was a murky green, its surface ruffled, almost black in places.
At the police station, the officers on night duty hadn’t been relieved yet, and there was an atm...osphere of disarray, tiredness and disquiet. At the foot of the stairs, he bumped into the officer who, at around midnight, had had the idea of contacting a schoolmistress. What age were his own daughters? Recognizing Maigret, he started. His tunic was unbuttoned, his hair tousled.
He had slept on a bench. And now, standing in front of him, was the man who, a few hours earlier, had been desperately trying to find out where the girl lived.MoreLess
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