Summary Chapter 11
Monsieur Rigaud is traveling through what seems to be an unending country road towards Chalon. He is wet and has blisters on his feet. He is in a bad mood from the discomfort. He is tired, thirsty, and hungry. He finally arrives at a billiard hall. He orders a meal, a drink, and lodgings. The other patrons resume their conversation. One man discusses a man who has supposedly fled to France. The landlady tells them that she knows there are some people who were born bad. They are enemies of the human race. This man was one of them. It turns out they are talking about Rigaud. Monsieur Rigaud asks about this man they are talking about. The landlady tells him it was a man who killed his wife, but the law couldn't find enough proof to convict him. Rigaud then asks to be shown to his room, an
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