JustthenagendarmeenteredthesalontoaskifhemightbringinMichu’sson，sentbyhisfathertospeaktothegentlemenfromParis。
Corentingaveanaffirmativenod。FrancoisMichu，aslylittlechipoftheoldblock，wasinthecourtyard，whereGothard，nowatliberty，gotachancetospeaktohimforaninstantundertheeyesofagendarme。ThelittlefellowmanagedtoslipsomethingintoGothard’shandwithoutbeingdetected，andthelatterglidedintothesalonafterhimtillhereachedhismistress，towhomhestealthilyconveyedbothhalvesofthewedding-ring，asuresign，sheknew，thatMichuhadmetthefourgentlemenandputtheminsafety。
\"Mypapawantstoknowwhathe’stodowiththecorporal，whoain’tdoingwell，\"saidFrancois。
\"What’sthematterwithhim？\"askedPeyrade。
\"It’shishead——hepitcheddownhardontheground，\"repliedtheboy。