Mouzon. Well, then, go on! Confound it! Don't waste my time in this way! Do you think I've nothing to do but listen to your gossip? Come now, tell me.
Bridet. Well, the day after Ascension Day—that is, on the Monday—no, on the Friday—
Mouzon. Was it Monday or Friday?
Bridet. Friday—it was like a Monday, you see, because it was the day after the holiday. Well, the day they found old Goyetche murdered I saw a troop of gipsies leaving his house.
Mouzon. Then you were quite close to the house?
Bridet. No, I was passing on the road.
Mouzon. Did they close the door behind them?
Bridet. I don't know, Monsieur.
Mouzon. Then why do you say you saw them come out of the house?
Bridet. I saw them come out of the meadow in front of the house.