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I had half hoped she would come to me, but of course I was obliged to waive my claim. When I saw how much the Préfet and the official world held to having her when I heard afterwards that she had had the seat of honour next to the Bishop I was very glad I hadn't insisted, as she certainly doesn't often have the opportunity of sitting next to a Bishop. It seems he was delighted with her.
He bowed with formal ceremony, said, "I was not aware that Monsieur le Vicomte had returned to Paris," and moving to the doorway, made his salutation to the hostess and disappeared. "The insolent!" muttered Enguerrand. "Hush!" said De Mauleon, quietly, "I can fight no more duels, especially with a Prefet.
"Still, it is probable that he came here yesterday, during the day." "I can't say," replied the servant. "M. Fauville used to receive many visitors through the garden and let them in himself." "You have no more evidence to give?" "No." "Please tell Mme. Fauville that Monsieur le Préfet would be very much obliged if he could have a word with her." Silvestre left the room.
So now if you have exhausted your string of objections, my dear brother, perhaps you will allow M. le préfet to answer my question." Whereupon M. le préfet promptly satisfied Mme. la Duchesse on the point: he certainly could and would bring the money over with him this evening. And M. le Comte had no further objections to offer.
Count Caffarelli, préfet of Calvados, in his desire to retain his office, treated the refractories with an indolence bordering on complicity, and continued to send Fouché the most optimistic reports of the excellent temper of his fellow-citizens and their inviolable attachment to the imperial constitution. It was the middle of April, 1807.
Well, the report is simply a blank sheet of letter-paper. "Here is the paper and the envelope in which I found it, and here is a cardboard box which he also left behind him. It contains a cake of chocolate with the marks of teeth on it." "May I look at the two things you have mentioned, Monsieur le Préfet?" "Yes, but they won't tell you anything." "Perhaps so "
The department is governed by a préfet and a conseil-général, the préfet being appointed by the central government and directly under its control, and the conseil-général an elective body. The arrondissement is presided over by a sous-préfet and an elective council. The commune is governed by a maire and a conseil-municipal.
"I have no doubt that you understood the reason why we did not wish to bring back to life the dead man that you were, and why we granted you a sort of protection. Monsieur le Préfet de Police was entirely of my opinion. The work which you were pursuing was a salutary work of justice; and your assistance was so valuable to us that we strove to spare you any sort of annoyance.
We could have a little victoria and a horse, but before taking that, we had to go to the Préfet de Police and exhibit our papers and get a special sauf- conduit, and we had to be diplomatic to get that.
Monsieur le Préfet, is it by accident that the electric light is on?" "Yes, by accident. We will have it turned out." "One moment. Have any of you gentlemen a pocket lantern about you? Or, no, it doesn't matter. This will do." There was a candle in a sconce. He took it and lit it. Then he switched off the electric light.
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