When they were gone, M.Daburon could not resist a impulse of curiosity.

He hastened to the door, which he opened slightly; and, keeping his body in the background that he might not himself be seen, he looked out into the passage.

The count and Noel had not yet reached the end.

They were going slowly.

The count seemed to drag heavily and painfully along; the advocate took short steps, bending slightly towards his father; and all his movements were marked with the greatest solicitude.