Here and there, at the noise of the horses' hoofs, windows were opened and heads put forth; and the prisoner, who had at length succeeded in lowering a window heard startled voices saying, "What is the matter ?" The _fiacre_ stopped.

"Where are we ?" asked M.Baze.
"At Mazas," said a _sergent de ville_.
The Questor was taken to the office of the prison.

Just as he entered he saw Baune and Nadaud being brought out.

There was a table in the centre, at which Commissary Primorin, who had followed the _fiacre_ in his chariot, had just seated himself.

While the Commissary was writing, M.
Baze noticed on the table a paper which was evidently a jail register, on which were these names, written in the following order: Lamoriciere, Charras, Cavaignac, Changarnier, Leflo, Thiers, Bedeau, Roger (du Nord), Chambolle.