“I didn’t notice which section brought it here.”
“Ah! You didn’t notice! And what do you think I’m going to do with it?
Now, what is the man’s name?”
“But, sir, that’s just what I want to know. He hasn’t been identified.”
“Not identified! Now we’re in for it. You’ll hear again of this from
me. It simply won’t do. To begin with, come along with me at once!”
We go from hut to hut, M. Poisson asking at each door:
“Did any of you send us a body without identification papers?”
You can well imagine that when asked in this way all M. Poisson’s men
took cover immediately. Some laughed secretly: others were alarmed. All
made the same reply:
“A dead body without identification papers! Certainly not, Doctor; we
never brought it.”