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There are many works burnt at Alexandria, there are many treasured in the British Museum, that I could better spare than the procès-verbal of Châtillon. Poor bubuckled Commissary! I begin to be sorry that he never had his Michelet: perceiving in him fine human traits, a broad-based stupidity, a gusto in his magisterial functions, a taste for letters, a ready admiration for the admirable.
A gendarme, official and responsible, his uniform contrasting with the mortal disrepair of the victim, takes down in his note-book the procès-verbal of the incident, and an old sailor, pointing away with a stiffened arm, gives him the benefit of what he knows about the matter.
He took a chair and sat himself down, and while his clerk was busy in authenticating the commissary's proces-verbal, he began to read the report prepared by Lecoq. Pale, agitated, and nervous, the young police agent tried to read upon the magistrate's impassive face the impression produced by the document.
Hubertine had just learned that the proces-verbal at Monsieur Grandsire's, for the guardianship of the child, had been signed. And when Angelique threw herself into Hubert's arms, he saw clearly by the look of supplication in her eyes, that she had understood the true reason of his journey. Then he said quietly: "My child, your mother is not living."
Seeing the silver lace on their hats Marthe and her mother looked at each other in terror. "Pooh! why?" asked Michu, who sat down at the table and called to his wife, "Give me something to eat; I'm famished." "You know why as well as we do," said the justice, making a sign to his clerk to begin the proces-verbal and exhibiting the warrant of arrest.
But it was too late; he had been challenged; the procès-verbal was begun; and he again squared his elbows over his writing, and the Arethusa was led forth a prisoner. A step or two down the hot road stood the gendarmerie. Thither was our unfortunate conducted, and there he was bidden to empty forth the contents of his pockets.
The work was promised him for the morrow, before our departure; and presently after, either because he had his price, or to show that he was not the man to be behind in friendly offices "EH BIEN," he said, "JE SUPPOSE QU'IL FAUT LAHER VOIRE CAMARADE." And he tore up that feast of humour, the unfinished PROCES-VERBAL. Ah, if he had only torn up instead the Arethusa's roundels!
He proceeded with his task, at the same time dictating to one of the men a proces-verbal of the search; that is to say, a minute description of all the articles he found upon the dead man's person.
The ecclesiastical and civil tribunals frequently directed this proof to be made; and Venette cites the procès-verbal of a similar examination made by order of the Mayor of Paris in 1672, in the case of a woman who complained of violence committed on her by a man of dissolute habits.
A procès-verbal meant publicity; naturally the Vicomtesse would know. It might even reach the adorable ears of Mademoiselle Rosalie, of the corps de ballet, who imagined the Vicomte safe with his family. The Baron was fuming, but he did not speak. "Your permits!" reiterated Le Bour, flourishing his license. There was an awkward silence; not a few in the party had left their permits at home.
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