General de Boisdeffre.--“Yes, but I arrived only at uncertain results,
which, being doubtful, I cannot state here, for they are simple
presumptions concerning people that may be entirely innocent.”
M. Labori.--“Yet Major Ravary insinuates in his report that the
document may have reached the veiled lady through indiscretions on
the part of Colonel Picquart. Does General de Boisdeffre accept the
responsibility for such insinuations?”
General de Boisdeffre.--“I have been in no way mixed up in the
Esterhazy case. I know nothing of what was done in the examination, and
have kept quite aloof from the whole matter.”
M. Labori.--“Can General de Boisdeffre tell us what charges are made
against Colonel Picquart?”
General de Boisdeffre.--“They are of two kinds. There are some which
have not yet taken on a definite character. There are others relating
to his professional service, and which have been absolutely proved. The
best proof is that certain letters appear in the newspapers of this
morning which were the property of their writer, and which were written
for the service.”