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For Heaven's sake wait till the end of the preliminary investigation, which is now near at hand, from what M. Galpin tells me." The letter was read in the family circle; and the poor mother uttered a cry of despair as she heard those words of resignation. "Are we going to obey him," she said, "when we all know that he is ruining himself by his obstinacy?" Dionysia rose, and said,
"Having left the house at eight, you returned only around midnight." "After midnight." "You took your gun?" "Yes, sir." "Where is it?" With an air of indifference, M. de Boiscoran pointed at it in the corner of the fireplace, and said, "There it is!" M. Galpin took it up quickly. It was a superb weapon, double-barrelled, of unusually fine make, and very elegant.
"Ah, that is not so," exclaimed M. Magloire, "you know very well." Jacques did not seem to hear him. He went on, "Friends? Oh, yes! I had friends in my days of prosperity. There was M. Galpin and M. Daubigeon: they were my friends. One has become my judge, the most cruel and pitiless of judges; and the other, who is commonwealth attorney, has not even made an effort to come to my assistance.
This had excited him fearfully, and, during a part of the night, Trumence had seen him walk up and down in his cell with all the gestures and incoherent imprecations of a madman. He had hoped for a letter on Wednesday. When none came, he had sunk into a kind of stupor, during which M. Galpin had been unable to draw a word from him.
After the first astonishment, his presence of mind returned; and M. Galpin has in vain tried these three days by all his ingenuity and his cleverness" Here he stopped suddenly, like a drunken man who recovers his consciousness for a moment, and becomes aware that he has said too much in his cups. He exclaimed, "Great God! what am I talking about?
M. Galpin stopped him by a gesture. "That is not so," he said severely. "Oh!" "You never went to Brechy." "I beg your pardon." "And the proof is, that, about eleven o'clock, you were hurriedly crossing the forest of Rochepommier." "Yes, you! And do not say No; for there are your trousers torn to pieces by the thorns and briers through which you must have made your way."
"Upon my word! I confess you nearly caught me. I was on the point of getting angry. I almost feared" "And there was good reason for fear," said M. Galpin; "for a terrible charge has been brought against you. And it may be, that on your answer to my question, ridiculous as it seems to you, your honor may depend, and perhaps your liberty." This time there was no mistake possible.
"This is sheer nonsense!" cried the doctor, thus giving words to what they all seemed to feel. But M. Galpin had mastered his excitement. He said solemnly, "At the first sign of applause or of displeasure, I shall send for the gendarmes, and have the room cleared." Then, turning once more to Cocoleu, he said, "Since you saw M. de Boiscoran so distinctly, tell us how he was dressed."
Oh! he is only a vagabond, not bad at all; and he has been ordered to stand guard at the door of M. de Boiscoran's cell, and not for a moment to lose sight of it. It was M. Galpin who had that idea, because the prisoners sometimes in their first despair, a misfortune happens so easily, they become weary of life Trumence would be there to prevent it." The old lady trembled with horror.
"After all we shall see," said M. Galpin, while Blangin was unlocking the door. But he found Jacques as calm as if he had been in his chateau at Boiscoran, haughty and even scornful. It was impossible to get any thing out of him. When he was pressed, he became obstinately silent, or said that he needed time to consider. The magistrate had returned home more troubled than ever.
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