“No doubt M. Folgat’s speech had something to do with it.”
“Nothing at all.”
“He was brilliantly successful.”
“He took them by surprise. It was nothing but a big voice, and grand, rolling sentences.”
“But still”—
“And what did he say, after all? That the prosecution did not know the real secret of the case. That is absurd!”
“The new judges may not think so, however.”
“We shall see.”
“This time M. de Boiscoran’s defence will be very different. He will spare nobody. He is down now, and cannot fall any lower.”
“That may be. But he also risks having a less indulgent jury, and not getting off with twenty years.”