two watches; he saw his brother's head fall from the block, and either
before or afterwards he was determined to carry matters to their utmost.

"The crowd having dispersed he returned to the cabaret with his
comrades. 'Well, well,' said he, laying down on the table four watches
and a purse, 'I think I have not played my cards amiss. I never thought
to have made such a haul at my _frater's_ death; I am only sorry
he's not here to have his share of the _swag_.'"

Ring-droppers, and _Emporteurs_ ("gentlemen who lose themselves") are
next shown up: to the latter class belong the fellows who, under
pretence of inquiring their road, fall into conversation with you,
invite you to billiards, and cheat you.[2] Ring-droppers are very
troublesome in Paris, especially in the _Champs Elyseés_, where
you may be teazed to buy a copper-framed eye-glass which they have
just "found."


_Riffaudeurs, or Chauffeurs_,

Were thieves assuming the garb of country dealers, or travelling
hawkers; and they sought to wring from their victims a confession of
where they had concealed their treasure, by applying fire to the soles
of their feet.

The Fourth Volume closes abruptly with a story of a gang of them, which
has all the horrors of rack and torture. In the Translator's sequel we
find the following:--

"Since the commencement of these Memoirs, M. Vidocq has given up his