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  In the office in the ninth arrondissement, which was staffed by only three inspectors and a trainee, they made sure Louis worked outside as much as possible.

  ‘Poor man!’

  ‘Are you talking to yourself?’

  ‘What did I say?’

  ‘You said, “Poor man.” Were you thinking about Marcia?’

  ‘No. I was thinking about someone who lost his wife fifteen years ago and still wears mourning.’

  ‘He doesn’t dress all in black though, does he? No one does that any more.’

  ‘He does. He doesn’t care what people think. Some people think he’s a priest when they first see him and call him “Father”.’

  ‘Aren’t you going to shave? And get ready?’

  ‘Yes. But I’m feeling lazy, it’s lovely.’

  He finished his pipe before going into the bathroom.

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  First published, in serial, as Maigret et l’homme tout seul, in Le Figaro 1971

  First published in book form by Presses de la Cité 1971

  This translation first published 2019

  Copyright © Georges Simenon Limited, 1971

  Translation copyright © Howard Curtis, 2019

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