But my cousin, who is a charming fellow, pointed out the difficulty to me, and said: "'The best thing will be for me to take a couple of men, and pay the official visit to him, myself.' "I expect that he will be here in a few minutes." "Then, as the stableman has gone out at last--at least I see no lights there--I will go and get the rest of the money." "Yes, I met him a hundred yards off, on my way back.

There is no one about.

I will take a lantern and go out with you." In ten minutes they returned, Leigh having the ten louis required in his pocket.

A quarter of an hour later the door opened, and a man wearing the scarf which showed him to be an officer of the municipality entered, followed by two men with the cockade of the Republic in their hats.
"This is citizen Porson and citoyenne Martin, his sister," the landlord, who accompanied the party, said.
The functionary walked up to the table and said gruffly, "Your papers, citizen." Leigh handed him the document.

He glanced through it.
"That is right," he said.