He had already in the morning received a report, informing him hour by hour of the acts, gestures, and utterances of the prisoner, who had been carefully watched.

Nothing in him, the report said, betrayed the criminal.

He seemed very sad, but not despairing.

He had not cried out, nor threatened, nor cursed justice, nor even spoken of a fatal error.

After eating lightly, he had gone to the window of his cell, and had there remained standing for more than an hour.