“Sure?” he replied with marked hesitation, “I would bet my head on it,
yet I am not sure!”
It was impossible for him to be more decided in his answers. He had been
frightened. He already imagined himself in difficulty, and for a trifle
would have retracted everything.
But the effect was already produced; and when they retired M. Patrigent
said to Sigault:
“This is a very important piece of evidence.”