. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ay at the same time; for I for-got to tell you, that, just as I was leaving the Commarin man-sion, I heard a servant tell another that the comte had fallendown in a fit on learning the news of his sons arrest. That will be a great misfortune for M. Gerdy.—ForNoel ?—I had counted upon M. de Commarins testimony torecover for him all that he so well deserves. The comte dead,Widow Lerouge dead. Madame Gerdy dying, or in any eventinsane, who then can tell us whether the substitution alluded toin the letters was ever carried into execution ? True. murmured
. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ay at the same time; for I for-got to tell you, that, just as I was leaving the Commarin man-sion, I heard a servant tell another that the comte had fallendown in a fit on learning the news of his sons arrest. That will be a great misfortune for M. Gerdy.—ForNoel ?—I had counted upon M. de Commarins testimony torecover for him all that he so well deserves. The comte dead,Widow Lerouge dead. Madame Gerdy dying, or in any eventinsane, who then can tell us whether the substitution alluded toin the letters was ever carried into execution ? True. murmured old Tabaret; it is true ! And I did notthink of it. What fatality! For I am not deceived; I am cer-tain that— He did not finish. The door of M. Daburonsoffice opened, and the Comte de Commarin himself appeared onthe threshold, as rigid as one of those old portraits which look-as though they were frozen in their gilded frames. The noble-man motioned with his hand, and the two servants who hadhelped him up as far as the door, IT was indeed the Comte de Commarin, though more like his*• shadow. His head, usually carried so high, leaned upon hischest; bis figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accus-tomed fire; his hands trembled. The extreme disorder of hisdress rendered more striking still the change which had comeover him. In one night he had grown twenty years man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm,?ly Bhattered. The pride of bis name had conBtituted bis entire strength; that humbled, he seemed utterlyoverwhelmed. Everything in him gave way at once; all hissupport - failed him at the same time. His cold, lifeless gazerevealed the dull stupor of his thoughts. He presented such 790 THE LEROUGE AFFAIR a picture of utter despair that the investigating magistrateslightly shuddered at the sight. M. Tabaret looked frightened,and even the clerk seemed moved. Constant, said M. Daburon quickly, go with M. Tabaret,and see if theres any n
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