Chapter 58

“Oh, perfectly, sir.” The general gave a disheartened shrug of dismissal. “Thank you, thank you; that will do for the present, I think,” he said. “I wish I could believe what you tell me, but frankly, I cannot help feeling you are keeping something back. Your previous acquaintance with my son is certainly an extraordinary coincidence, and I think, Inspector Béchoux, if I were you, I would investigate Constable Rimbourg’s past a bit more closely. Find out why he left that job as lift-man. And remember what I said be…