\"Imusthaveamongmypapers，\"hesaidashewentaway，\"somethingonthissubject；Iwilllookitupandsendittoyou。\"
Accordingly，thatsameeveningThuillierreceivedavoluminousmanuscript；andhespenttheentirenightindelvingintothatpreciousrepositoryofideas，fromwhichheextractedenoughtomakeareallyremarkablereport，clumsilyasthepillagewasmanaged。Whenreadbeforethecouncilitobtainedaverygreatsuccess，andThuillierreturnedhomeradiantandmuchelatedbythecongratulationshehadreceived。Fromthatmoment——amomentthatwasmarkedinhislife，foreventoadvancedoldagehestilltalkedofthe\"reporthehadhadthehonorofmakingtotheCouncil—generaloftheSeine\"——laPeyradewentdownconsiderablyinhisestimation；hefeltthenthathecoulddoverywellwithoutthebarrister，andthisthoughtofemancipationwasstrengthenedbyanotherhappinesswhichcametohimatalmostthesametime。
Aparliamentarycrisiswasimminent，——afactthatcausedtheministrytothinkaboutdeprivingitsadversariesofathemeofoppositionwhichalwayshasgreatinfluenceonpublicopinion。Itresolvedthereforetorelaxitsrigor，whichoflatehadbeenmuchincreasedagainstthepress。Beingincludedinthisspeciesofhypocriticalamnesty，ThuillierreceivedonemorningaletterfromthebarristerwhomhehadchoseninplaceoflaPeyrade。ThisletterannouncedthattheCouncilofStatehaddismissedthecomplaint，andorderedthereleaseofthepamphlet。
ThenDutocq’spredictionwasrealized。Thatweightthelesswithinhisbosom，Thuilliertookaswingtowardinsolence；hechorusedBrigitte，andcameatlasttospeakoflaPeyradeasasortofadventurerwhomhehadfedandclothed，atrickyfellowwhohadEXTRACTEDmuchmoneyfromhim，andhadfinallybehavedwithsuchingratitudethathewasthankfulnottocounthimanylongeramonghisfriends。Orgon，inshort，wasinfullrevolt，andlikeDorine，hewasreadytocryout：
\"Abeggar！who，whenhecame，hadneithershoesnorcoatworthabrassfarthing。\"