"You must face your judges, little son; but I am greatly deceived if a certain incident which will occur in the course of the hearing will not alter the speech for the government from the first to the last!"
More than this Juve could not be got to say: he had put on his most enigmatic manner and closed his lips.
The president of the Council addressed Fandor:
"Accused! Stand up!"
The president stared hard at the prisoner with his pale clear eyes like porcelain expressing neither thoughts nor feelings.
Fandor stood erect, waiting.
An hour had gone by.
Juve, the first witness called, was finishing his evidence. Of all the witnesses, he alone could give precise details which would confirm or nullify Fandor's statements.
Juve had given a rapid sketch of Fandor's adventurous career, but had carefully omitted to mention that Fandor's real name was Charles Rambert.[11]
[11] See Fantômas Series: vols. i, ii, iii.