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Updated: June 27, 2025
It seemed to him such an awful home-coming, after, perhaps, long years of absence, thus, in the midst of all the bustle and joy of meetings and of pleasant anticipations, to be waiting there for the arrival of the prison-van, and looking forward to years of imprisonment instead of reunion with friends and kindred.
The gendarmes who apprehend him, the commissioner who questions him, those who take him to prison, the warders who lead him to his cell which is actually called a cachot, a dungeon or hiding-place, those again who take him by the arms to put him into a prison-van every being that comes near him from the moment of his arrest is either speechless, or takes note of all he says, to be repeated to the police or to the judge.
I suppose they were making an effort to be in time for once. Well, it doesn't matter," said Guerchard. "Then I suppose I'd better send the other prison-van away?" said Bonavent. "What other van?" said Guerchard. "The van which has just arrived," said Bonavent. "What! What on earth are you talking about?" cried Guerchard, with a sudden anxiety in his voice and on his face.
How happy I am!" She sprang to him, threw her arms round his neck, and pressed her lips to his. "And that's what women call repenting," said Guerchard. He shrugged his shoulders, went out on to the landing, and called to the policeman in the hall to bid the driver of the prison-van, which was waiting, bring it up to the door.
"Of Lupin's!" interposed the Duke softly. "But I don't understand," said Bonavent. "You don't understand, you idiot!" cried Guerchard. "You've sent Victoire away in a sham prison-van a prison-van belonging to Lupin. Oh, that scoundrel! He always has something up his sleeve." "He certainly shows foresight," said the Duke.
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