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dant—!' and he raised his shoulders to his ears.
"'Il faut avouer que les indices sont fortes—mais—!', said the surgeon, imitating the gesture of the justice.
"'Si cet homme là n'est pas coupable, on ne le fut jamais,' said the clerk striking the table with his knuckles.
"'Messieurs, on y voit le doigt de Dieu,' said the priest, crossing himself devoutly.
"Quel dommage!' said the women walking away, arm in arm; 'c'était, vraiment, un joli garçon!'