The Exiles

'The Exiles' is a mystery-genre short story written by Honoré de Balzac. The story is set in the early 14th century in Paris, at a lodging house owned by a constable and his wife. They've recently become suspicious of two men who are renting a room in their building, an old man and a young man. However, the husband-and-wife team's concern is not about accidentally harboring criminals; but rather the possibility that they may be sheltering devil worshippers.