investigation

Used in the library

• — Est-ce que cette lettre renfermait quelque chose de précieux? demanda l’hôte au bout d’un instant d’investigations inutiles.— Was there anything valuable in this letter? asked the host after a moment of unnecessary investigation.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
• Maître Coquenard ne poussa pas plus loin ses investigations généalogiques, mais en ramenant son regard inquiet de l’armoire sur Porthos, il se contenta de dire:Master Coquenard did not push his genealogical investigations further, but by bringing back his anxious look from the cabinet to Porthos, he simply said:B2Les Trois Mousquetaires