Cavre

Alarmed at being reprimanded like this, Groult-Cotelle called Cavre to his aid, but the detective, his leather briefcase on his lap, was looking at Maigret in a somewhat anxious fashion.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

Groult-Cotelle kept such books in his country library; and Cavre had zeroed in on them instinctively!

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

Actually, Cavre had a better educational background, and had he persevered, he could well have become a superintendent ahead of Maigret.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

"Tell me, Cavre, did he tell you the whole story while we were upstairs?"

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

Maigret was wondering the same thing and at the same time thought of Inspector Cavre, whom he could picture vividly wheedling information out of the woman surrounded by children.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

The Superintendent had met Cavre not long after he had left school, and even then he had been a loner, and an ill-tempered one at that.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

There were the successive defeats Cavre had inflicted on him ever since their arrival the night before, without so much as a glance in the direction of his former boss.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

Cavre made one think not of a bachelor, but of a husband who has been subjected to ridicule and looks woeful and abashed.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

Maigret already knew he would get nothing out of him, that Cavre had been there before him.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944

It would be most interesting to see my old colleague Cavre.

Maigret's Rival Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1944