One month of his year resembled one hour of his day.
As to what became of "the treasure" of the cathedral of Embrun, we should be embarrassed by any inquiry in that direction.

It consisted of very handsome things, very tempting things, and things which were very well adapted to be stolen for the benefit of the unfortunate.

Stolen they had already been elsewhere.

Half of the adventure was completed; it only remained to impart a new direction to the theft, and to cause it to take a short trip in the direction of the poor.

However, we make no assertions on this point.