“IwishIwerequitesure，“hesaidsullenly，“thatyouwerebodyandsoulinaccordwithme。“
“Iaminaccordwithyou，citizenHeron，“rejoinedtheotherearnestly——“bodyandsoulinaccordwithyou。DoyounotbelievethatIhatethisman——aye！hatehimwithahatredtenthousandtimesmorestrongthanyours？Iwanthisdeath——HeavenorhellaloneknowhowIlongforthat——butwhatIlongformostishislastingdisgrace。ForthatIhaveworked，citizenHeron——forthatIadvisedandhelpedyou。Whenfirstyoucapturedthismanyouwantedsummarilytotryhim，tosendhimtotheguillotineamidstthejoyofthepopulaceofParis，andcrownedwithasplendidhaloofmartyrdom。Thatman，citizenHeron，wouldhavebaffledyou，mockedyou，andfooledyouevenonthestepsofthescaffold。InthezenithofhisstrengthandofinsurmountablegoodluckyouandallyourmyrmidonsandalltheassembledguardofPariswouldhavehadnopoweroverhim。Thedaythatyouledhimoutofthiscellinordertotakehimtotrialortotheguillotinewouldhavebeenthatofyourhopelessdiscomfiture。Havingoncewalkedoutofthiscellhale，heartyandalert，betheescortroundhimeversostrong，heneverwouldhavere-entereditagain。OfthatIamasconvincedasthatIamalive。Iknowtheman；youdon\'t。Minearenottheonlyfingersthroughwhichhehasslipped。AskcitizenCollotd\'Herbois，askSergeantBibotatthebarrierofMenilmontant，askGeneralSanterreandhisguards。Theyallhaveataletotell。DidIbelieveinGodorthedevil，Ishouldalsobelievethatthismanhassupernaturalpowersandahostofdemonsathisbeckandcall。“
“Yetyoutalknowoflettinghimwalkoutofthiscellto-morrow？”
“Heisadifferentmannow，citizenHeron。Onmyadviceyouplacedhimonaregimethathascounteractedthesupernaturalpowerbysimplephysicalexhaustion，anddriventothefourwindsthehostofdemonswhonodoubtfledinthefaceofstarvation。“
“IfonlyIthoughtthattherecaptureofCapetwasasvitaltoyouasitistome，“saidHeron，stillunconvinced。