Mon premier soin fut d’examiner la route et la, je vous l’ai du reste déja expliqué, je relevai distinctement les traces laissées par les roues d’un fiacre, traces qui ne pouvaient dater que de la nuit.
I naturally began by examining the roadway, and there, as I have already explained to you, I saw clearly the marks of a cab, which, I ascertained by inquiry, must have been there during the night.