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drette garret lighted by a single candle, and in that den two
men seated at a table, M. Leblanc tranquil, Jondrette smil-
ing and alarming, the Jondrette woman, the female wolf,
in one corner, and, behind the partition, Marius, invisible,
erect, not losing a word, not missing a single movement, his
eye on the watch, and pistol in hand.
However, Marius experienced only an emotion of hor-
ror, but no fear. He clasped the stock of the pistol firmly and
felt reassured. ‘I shall be able to stop that wretch whenever
I please,’ he thought.
He felt that the police were there somewhere in ambus-
cade, waiting for the signal agreed upon and ready to stretch
out their arm.
Moreover, he was in hopes, that this violent encounter
between Jondrette and M. Leblanc would cast some light on
all the things which he was interested in learning.