The Saint-Fiacre Affair (2015)
“The Wake What followed was mayhem. Things were happening all over the place, and afterwards each of them could only have related a small part of the events that they had witnessed in person.
The dining room was now lit by only five candles. Huge areas were still in darkness, and agitated people came and went as if from the wings of a stage.
The gun had been fired by one of Maigret’s neighbours: Émile Gautier. And as soon as the shot had gone off, he held out both wrists to the inspector... in a slightly theatrical gesture.
Maigret was on his feet. Gautier stood up. So did his father, and all three formed a group on one side of the table, while another group gathered around the victim.
The Count of Saint-Fiacre’s forehead still rested against the priest’s arm. The doctor, leaning forwards, looked grimly around.
‘Dead? …’ asked the podgy lawyer.
No reply.MoreLess
The dining room was now lit by only five candles. Huge areas were still in darkness, and agitated people came and went as if from the wings of a stage.
The gun had been fired by one of Maigret’s neighbours: Émile Gautier. And as soon as the shot had gone off, he held out both wrists to the inspector... in a slightly theatrical gesture.
Maigret was on his feet. Gautier stood up. So did his father, and all three formed a group on one side of the table, while another group gathered around the victim.
The Count of Saint-Fiacre’s forehead still rested against the priest’s arm. The doctor, leaning forwards, looked grimly around.
‘Dead? …’ asked the podgy lawyer.
No reply.MoreLess
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