"Shall you return to Paris to-night, Monsieur Lecoq?" asked he,
abruptly.
"No; I came prepared to remain over-night; I've brought my night-gown,
which I left, before coming up here, at the little roadside inn below. I
shall sup and sleep there."
"You will be poorly off at the Faithful Grenadier," said the old justice
of the peace. "You will do better to come and dine with me."
"You are really too good, Monsieur--"
"Besides, we have a good deal to say, and so you must remain the night
with me; we will get your night-clothes as we pass along."