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CHAPTER V.

of his reflection.
CHAPTER V.
Some time passed before the arrival
of the attorney, and through the closed
venetian blinds the murmurs Of the
crowd collected below could be heard.
/ The commssary wrote his report on the
corner Of table, by the light of sin
gle candle and now and then asked for
some. detail of Bernardet who seemed
yer" lmpaticnt. y heavy silence had
fallen on the room. Those who n short
time before had exchanged observations
il loud tones since the commissary had
! finished with Nine. Monicho had drop
ped their voices and spoke i'll hushcd
tones, as if they We're in Il sickroom.
Suddenly bell rang, sending shrill
notes through the silent room. Bernar-
Diet remarked that no doubt the attorney
! had arrived He looked at his watch, a
simple silver Geneva watch, but which
he priced highly-a present from his
Wife-and murmured:
"Thoro is yet time. 1t was in fact,
the attorney for the republic who came
III, accompanied by the examining mag
istrate. NJ. Ginory, whom criminals
called "thc wise, " because he pressed
them so hard when he got hold of them.
NJ. Ginory was III the attorneys office
when the officer had telephoned to NJ.
Jacquolin DIES Audrays. and the latter
had asked him to accompany him to tine
scene of the murder. Bernardet knew
| FL I1+ 1, I, lao,
been associated with VI. Audrays. He
also knew NJ. Ginory as a very just u
very good man, although he was much
feared for while searching for tho
| truth of Il matter he reserved judgment
of those whom he had fastened in his
wise, NJ. Audrays was still young
man, slender and correct, tightly but
toned up in his redingote, smooth shay
Ell, wearing eyeglasses.
The red ribbon in his buttonhole
seemed little too large, like rOsetto
worn there through coquctry. NJ. Oh
nory, on the contrary, Wore clothes too
large for him; his ncclltio was tied as
if it was black cord; his hat was half
brushed he was short, stout and san
guinc, with his little snub nose, and his
mouth, with its heavy jaws. He seemed
beside the worldly magistrate like 4
sort of professor or sayant or collector,
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'ooN'' 'Voi''O'' 'i'oi0 i''''u W P'i0 O'''
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than to spend his time over musty law
documents. Robust and active, with his
% yours Ho ch'oio'' 'n'o i'ousD Vi ciiiio
"e an cAPci' 'Ol'oSi"phi'V in"hcS map
an" wiz s'"lOc4S iiUo'S S"i''o' cNcn ~
M ulihiio"n country iic "ch' 'inish'
TO 'he pOoy' which, us we nave saiu lay
petWeeh inc TWO front WihuoWS' anu
DOM ne ana M Auurays s'ooo mo-
menu loohlhR ao 1T, t"hihS III, as nau
the others' an lhe uctalls Which might
serve 10 sulue 'heiii III 'heir researches
Inc attorney lor inc repupllc asked th'
conimiSsafy II ne hao mace ms report
ana the after handed IL TO MN. he
real III WIN sallsNeu nous VI ms heau
during TINS ume berlardet had ap.
proached Nj. emory saluted nm ana
asked lor prlVale interview WIN
glance OF MS eye Inc examining mag
ls'rate UNDERSTOOD Wilat ne meant
An, Is IL YOU berharuet! lou Wish
TO speak To me!
les M emory l peg OF you 10 get
the BODY to the dlssectlng room Tor the
autopsy as soon as possible lie had
quietly ana almost lhiperceptlply drawn
the magistrate away toward WINDOW,
away from the reporters who wished
TO near every word that was uttered
Whero nc 'i'u nm quito ny himseH III
corner OF the room near the library
door
Ihere Is an experiment when must
be trled' monsieur ana IL ought 10
tempt man IKE you, he SAID
Bernardet knew very well that pains
taking even TO fault taken with any
new scientific discoveries with recep'
tive mind, eager to study and to learn,
NJ emory would not refuse nm any
help which would AID justice Had not
tho Academy OF Moral and Political