Window silhouette

Author: Georges Simenon
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: At ten o'clock at night, Place du flot was deserted. The iron railings around the square were already closed, the tracks of cars driving on the asphalt road glowed, the sound of the fountain still sang on, and the trees with falling leaves and identical roofs cast monotonous silhouettes against the night sky. Under the extraordinary darkness of the incredible colonnade archway on the square, only a few shops remained open. Inspector Maigret saw a family eating in a shop full of wreaths with beads. He struggled to identify the house number above the door, but just as he passed the wreath shop, a short man emerged from the darkness.