"Well," said Gaston.
"Diable!"
"Bad news, is it not?"
"Judge for yourself."
And Dumesnil read:
"My dear Neighbor—Some judge extraordinary has arrived at the arsenal this evening. I recognized D'Argenson's livery. We shall know more soon, when I see the doctor. A thousand remembrances to Dumesnil."
"That is what La Jonquiere told me; it is I that am condemned."
"Bah, chevalier," said Dumesnil; "you are too easily alarmed."
"Not at all. I know well what to think, and then—hark!"
"What!"