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Seignebos made the mistake of thinking other people as cunning as he was himself. M. Galpin was, of course, watching him, but by no means with the energy which one would have expected from so ambitious a man. He had, of course, been the first to be notified that the case was to be tried in open court, and from that moment he felt relieved of all anxiety. As to remorse, he had none.
Seignebos had confessed it more than once: he was no friend of concealment. "You will tell her the truth," was his advice. "What? How can I tell her that Jacques has been the lover of the Countess Claudieuse?" "She will hear of it sooner or later. Miss Dionysia is a sensible, energetic girl."
Seignebos is too yielding. Why does he not send all these people to their own parish to be taken care of?" And, with a very elastic step for her age, she went to the parlor, followed by M. Galpin and the janitor. They had put the new patient in there, and, sunk upon a bench, he looked the picture of utter idiocy. After having looked at him for a minute, she said,
Seignebos sat down, saying, "Well, I must wait till to-morrow." "The hospital in Sauveterre," says the guide book, "is, in spite of its limited size, one of the best institutions of the kind in the department. The chapel and the new additions were built at the expense of the Countess de Maupaison, the widow of one of the ministers of Louis Philippe."
Gradually the color had faded from Dionysia's cheeks; and the clear ring of her voice was half drowned in tears, when she said, that it would have been better, perhaps, if she had put on mourning, and that seeing the whole family assembled thus reminded her of a funeral. The sudden arrival of Dr. Seignebos cut short her remarks.
"It would certainly be better for him to be left alone," growled Dr. Seignebos. "I have made him suffer enough this last hour; and I shall directly begin again cutting out the small pieces of lead which have honeycombed his flesh. But if it must be" "It must be." "Well, then, make haste; for the fever will set in presently." M. Daubigeon could not conceal his annoyance. He called out,
But it follows that I look upon him as a false witness brought forth to ruin an honest man." It was evident that such views did not please M. de Chandore. "Formerly," he said, "you did not think so." "No, I even said the contrary," replied Dr. Seignebos, not without dignity. "I had not studied Cocoleu sufficiently, and I was taken in by him: I confess it openly.
Seignebos bent down to kiss her rosy cheeks, and them, looking at her, he said, "You look sad, Martha?" "Yes, because papa and little sister are sick," she replied with a deep sigh. "And also because you miss Valpinson?" "Oh, yes!" "Still it is very pretty here, and you have a large garden to play in." She shook her head, and, lowering her voice, she said,
Although he saw very well the doctor's drift, M. Folgat started up, "What?" he said, "always Cocoleu?" Dr. Seignebos tapped his forehead with the end of his finger, and replied, "When an idea has once made its way in there, it remains fixed.
"Seignebos was right in saying just now, I am not the man for such a cause. Here all my experience would be of no use. It will be better to intrust it to my young brother here." For the first time in his life, M. Folgat came here upon a case such as enables a man to rise to eminence, and to open a great future before him.