Angelot

Maigret sat down on a chair and turned to Angelot, the examining magistrate.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

Maigret sat down, holding his unlighted pipe, with the feeling that Angelot, the magistrate, would have strongely disapproved of his behavior.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

It was almost noon, and he had promised to phone Angelot, the magistrate.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

For it was still in front of an invisible Angelot that he was working like this; an acrobat without a net.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

The magistrate, Angelot, could not influence a career that in any case would soon end in retirement.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

A team of young athletes was replacing the Coméliaus, like Angelot, they claimed the right to conduct an investigation from start to finish.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

“This is Monsieur Angelot, the examining magistrate. …”

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

From now on, Angelot regularly glanced at his secretary whenever he was about to speak, to make sure that he was allowing time for everything to be taken down.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

And though Angelot, the magistrate, never put in an appearance, though Maigret never saw his face, his presence permeated the background all the same.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

Because his mind was on these images, Maigret asked a silly question, which Angelot, the young magistrate, doubtless repeated to his colleagues afterward.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958