When asked for his name, Benoist replied "Benoist." "Du Rhone," added the police agent; and he continued, "for there are also Benoist d'Azy and Benoist-Champy." The loading of each vehicle occupied nearly half an hour.

The successive arrivals had raised the number of imprisoned Representatives to two hundred and thirty-two Their embarkation, or, to use the expression of M.
de Vatimesnil, their "barrelling up," which began a little after ten in the evening, was not finished until nearly seven o'clock in the morning.
When there were no more police-vans available omnibuses were brought in.
These various vehicles were portioned off into three detachments, each escorted by Lancers.

The first detachment left towards one o'clock in the morning, and was driven to Mont Valerien; the second towards five o'clock, and was driven to Mazas; the third towards half-past six, to Vincennes.
As this business occupied a long time, those who had not yet been called benefited by the mattresses and tried to sleep.

Thus, from time to time, silence reigned in the upper rooms.

In the midst of one of these pauses M.Bixio sat upright, and raising his voice, cried out, "Gentlemen, what do you think of 'passive obedience' ?" An unanimous burst of laughter was the reply.