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And yet, to the great surprise of his listeners, he abandoned this point; and, returning to the prisoner, he asked him, "So you acknowledge having received money for the murder of Lieut. Champcey?" "I never said so." "No; but the three thousand francs found concealed on your person say so very clearly. From whom did you receive this money?" "From nobody. They are my savings."
In order to get the more completely the mastery over you, he began by obtaining the mastery over M. Champcey. How he succeeded in doing this, I do not know. But we shall know it when we want to know it; for we are going to find out every thing.
When they were there, he said, "How is it, M. Champcey, do you really owe this M. de Brevan so much money?" "Not a cent." "And you leave your entire fortune thus in his hands! You must have marvellous confidence in the man." "As much as in myself." "That is a good deal. And if he should, during your absence, run away with the fifty thousand dollars?"
"Look here, M. Champcey," he began at last, "the more I think of it, the more I am convinced that Sarah Brandon had nothing to do with these attempts at assassination, which so nearly made an end of you. She is too strong in her perversity to stoop to such coarse means, which always leave traces behind, and finally lead to a court of justice.
Thus Sarah was, through M. de Brevan, kept informed of all your thoughts, of all your hopes, of every word you wrote to M. Champcey, and of all he said in reply; for you need not doubt he did answer, and they suppressed the letters, just as they, very probably, intercepted all of your letters which you did not yourself carry to the post-office.
It was his best friend on board, a lieutenant like himself, who had come to his side, and, offering him a telescope, said with a great sigh of satisfaction, "Look! there, do you see? At last we are here. In two hours, Champcey, we shall be at anchor." In the distance one could, in fact, make out upon the deep blue of the sky the profile of the curved roof of the pagodas in Saigon.
The ball that has struck Lieut. Champcey is still in the wound; and I am the man who is going to take it out, I promise you. We all here have rifles with conical balls; you are the only one who has an ordinary shot-gun with round balls, so there is no mistake possible. I do not know if you understand me?"
"M. Champcey!" She continued to fix her eyes upon him. He turned his head aside, feeling as if, under her obstinate gaze, his mind left him, his energy evaporated, and all the fibres of his strong will were breaking. "Great God!" exclaimed Miss Brandon, with grieved surprise; "he still doubts me. Sir, I pray you, speak! Do you doubt the authenticity of these letters?
The magistrate, finding that, where he was seated, he could not very well observe Crochard, had quietly gotten up, and was now standing near the mantle-piece, against which he rested. "On the contrary," he said severely, "you understand but too well Lieut. Champcey says you are the man who tried to drown him in the Dong-Nai. He recognizes you." "That's impossible!" exclaimed the accused.
My carriage is waiting. The notary expects us between three and four o'clock." This notary was an exceptional man. He took an interest in the affairs of his clients, and sometimes even listened to hear their explanations. When Daniel had told him what he intended doing, he replied, "You have nothing to do, M. Champcey, but to give M. de Brevan a power-of-attorney in proper form."
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