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But, the more earnest and pressing the good man became in his protestations, the more Henrietta drew back within her usual reserve; her mind being filled with the prejudices instilled by Mrs. Chevassat. Fortunately he was a clever man, the old dealer; and by means of not saying what might shock her, and by saying much that could not fail to touch her, he gradually regained his position.
"You have seen Mrs. Chevassat?" "I come from her just now. She is quite at her ease. I am sure she has not the slightest doubt that Miss Ville-Handry has killed herself; and she goes religiously every morning to the Morgue." Henrietta shuddered. "And M. de Brevan?" she asked. Papa Ravinet looked troubled. "Ah, I don't feel so safe there," he replied.
That woman Chevassat had, last night, come to the conclusion that you were gone, and gone forever; but this morning matters looked very differently. The rascal! The fellow has been spending the whole day in running from the police office to the Morgue, and back again. Destitute as you were, and almost without clothes, what could have become of you?
After this decisive evidence, there could be no longer any doubt that Justin Chevassat and Maxime de Brevan were one and the same person. The investigation was complete, as far as it could be carried on in Saigon; the remaining evidence had to be collected in Paris. The magistrate directed, therefore, the clerk to read the deposition; and Crochard followed it without making a single objection.
She said nothing; and he remained a few moments buried in thought, as if trying to find out her motive for refusing his help. Suddenly he cried out, beating his forehead, "Ah, I have it. That woman Chevassat has talked to you about me, no doubt. Ah, the viper! I'll crush her one of these days! Come, let us be frank; what has she told you?" He hoped she would say a word at least.
"You know I count upon your being discreet." When he got up, he found that he ought, at least, to give credit to Mamma Chevassat and the two ladies from the first floor, for having employed their time well, and for having skilfully made use of the articles he had contributed. The room, a short time ago cold and bare, had an air of comfort about it now, which was delightful.
However, there was one thing which troubled me; and I thought, 'Well, after all, they won't accept me at the navy department, with my antecedents. "But, when I mentioned the difficulty to Chevassat, he laughed. Oh, but he laughed! it made me mad. "'You are surely more of a fool than I thought, he said. 'Are your condemnations written on your face? No, I should say.
"Suppose that the accident, as you call it, had succeeded, you would have taken ship; you would have arrived in France; you reach Paris; how would you have found Chevassat to claim your six thousand francs?" "I should have gone to his house, where I breakfasted with him; and, if he had left, the concierge would have told me where he lived now." "Then you really think you saw him at his own rooms?
I would have jumped into the fire for Chevassat. Alas! I would not have been so delighted, if I had known what I should have to pay for all this; for in the first place" "Oh, go on!" broke in the lawyer; "go on!" Not without some disappointment, Crochard had to acknowledge that everything purely personal did not seem to excite the deepest interest.
I am ready to be tried, and place myself in your hands." The magistrate from Saigon saw his hopes fulfilled, and, thanks to his promotion, was commissioned to continue the trial which he had so ably commenced. After the jury had brought in their verdict of guilty, he sentenced Justin Chevassat, alias Maxime de Brevan, to penal servitude for life.
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