But she remained and saw the body being carried away.

In great agony of mind she neared the vestibule and saw the dead body of her lover on the stairs lit up by Daddy Jacques' lantern.

She then fled; and Daddy Jacques joined her.
"That same night, before the murder, Daddy Jacques had been awakened by the cat's cry, and, looking through his window, had seen the black phantom.

Hastily dressing himself he went out and recognised her.

He is an old friend of Madame Mathieu, and when she saw him she had to tell him of her relations with the keeper and begged his assistance.