The two inspectors, Folenfant and Dieuzy,
were assigned to assist Ganimard.
One foggy morning in January the prison gates opened and Baudru
Desire stepped forth--a free man. At first he appeared to be quite
embarrassed, and walked like a person who has no precise idea
whither he is going. He followed the rue de la Sante and the rue
Saint Jacques. He stopped in front of an old-clothes shop, removed
his jacket and his vest, sold his vest on which he realized a few
sous; then, replacing his jacket, he proceeded on his way. He
crossed the Seine. At the Chatelet an omnibus passed him. He
wished to enter it, but there was no place. The controller advised
him to secure a number, so he entered the waiting-room.
Ganimard called to his two assistants, and, without removing his
eyes from the waiting room, he said to them:
"Stop a carriage....no, two. That will be better. I will go with
one of you, and we will follow him."
The men obeyed. Yet Baudru did not appear. Ganimard entered the
waiting-room. It was empty.
"Idiot that I am!" he muttered, "I forgot there was another exit."
There was an interior corridor extending from the waiting-room to
the rue Saint Martin.
Pages:
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85