V. THÈME

The next day I leave Mother Barberin. I walk a long time all along a canal. There were many boats on the canal but not that of Madam Milligan. I am tired and hungry. My purse is empty, but I have the one which Mother Barberin gave us. I arrive in Paris after a long journey and look for Barberin's address and that of Garofoli, the musician. But those whom I wished to see were dead.

CINQUANTE-QUATRIÈME LEÇON