Even as he spoke there was a tramp of feet and a flare of light in a side
alley, and Peyrolles came towards them followed by half a dozen men, each
of whom carried a torch in his left hand and a naked sword in his right.
Peyrolles came towards the hunchback.
"Well, Æsop, we cannot find him anywhere."
"That," the hunchback answered, coldly, "is because you don't know where
to look."
Peyrolles turned to his followers. "Seek in all directions," he said, and
the men with the swords and torches dispersed in twos down the adjacent
alleys.
The hunchback laid his hand on Peyrolles's shoulder. "I know where to
find him."