“And this was from the people, the real people?”
“Certainly, monsieur; only these real people beat us.”
“Oh! very well,” continued Colbert, thoughtfully. “Then you suppose it was the people alone who wished to burn the condemned?”
“Oh! yes, monsieur.”
“That is quite another thing. You strongly resisted, then?”
“We had three of our men crushed to death, monsieur!”
“But you killed nobody yourselves?”
“Monsieur, a few of the rioters were left upon the square, and one among them who was not a common man.”
“Who was he?”
“A certain Menneville, upon whom the police have a long time had an eye.”