M. Filleul continued his demonstrations, without, however, obtaining any more manifest marks of attention. But M. de Gesvres's return interrupted his monologue. The comte brought two letters. One was to tell him that Holmlock Shears would arrive next morning.
"Capital!" cried M. Filleul, joyfully. "Inspector Ganimard will be here too. It will be delightful."
"The other letter is for you, Monsieur le Juge d'Instruction," said the comte.
"Better and better," said M. Filleul, after reading it. "There will certainly not be much for those two gentlemen to do. M. Beautrelet, I hear from Dieppe that the body of a young woman was found by some shrimpers, this morning, on the rocks."
Beautrelet gave a start:
"What's that? The body—"
"Of a young woman.—The body is horribly mutilated, they say,
