Beranger, Rocher, De Boissieux, Pataille, and Hello." And, turning towards the judges, the President added,-- "Signed, Maupas." Then, addressing himself to the Commissary, he resumed,-- "There is some mistake, these are not our names.MM.Beranger, Rocher, and De Boissieux have served their time and are no longer judges of the High Court; as for M.Hello, he is dead." The High Court, in reality, was temporary and renewable; the _coup d'etat_ overthrew the Constitution, but did not understand it.

The warrant signed "Maupas" was applicable to the preceding High Court.

The _coup d'etat_ had been misled by an old list.

Such is the heedlessness of assassins.
"Mr.Commissary of Police," continued the President, "you see that these names are not ours." "That does not matter to me," replied the Commissary.

"Whether this warrant does or does not apply to you, disperse, or I shall arrest all of you." And he added,-- "At once." The judges were silenced; one of them picked up from the table a loose sheet of paper, which was the judgment they had drawn up, and put the paper in his pocket.
Then they went away.
The Commissary pointed to the door where the bayonets were, and said,-- "That way." They went out by the lobby between two ranks of soldiers.