He recognised me.
"Good!" he said. "I am surprised that I have not seen you before now."
"It is not easy to gain access to you, General"; and I related all that Charras and his friends had gone through in their attempt.
"True," he said; "I found their names and ordered that they should be admitted if they returned."
"General, I cannot say whether the others will do so, but I doubt if Charras will."
"Why not?"
"Because I hear he was killed over in the direction of la Grève."
"Killed?" he exclaimed. "Ah! poor young fellow!"
"It is not surprising, General;... there was warm work there!"