M. Labori.--“But, _Monsieur le Président_, I pray you.”

The Judge.--“No, no, they were right.”

M. Labori.--“I insist. M. Paul Meyer has told us that all the

hypotheses which he could frame in order to understand that this

document, while being Esterhazy’s writing, was not in his hand, had

seemed to him impossible. Did I rightly understand?”

M. Meyer.--“Perfectly. But perhaps these gentlemen have found something

that I have not found.”

M. Labori.--“Then it would be interesting to hear MM. Couard, Varinard,

and Belhomme.”

The Judge.--“No, no, I have said” ...