It was the Marquis de Fervlans.
His manner now was not so condescending and sympathetic.

He approached the prisoner, and said in a commanding tone that was evidently intended to be intimidating: "You have been betrayed, and may as well confess everything; it is the only thing that will save you." A scornful smile crossed the prisoner's lips.

"That is the usual form of address to a criminal who has been arrested for burglary." The marquis laughed.
"I see, M.Cambray, that you are not the sort of person to be easily frightened.

It is useless to adopt the usual prison methods with you.
Very well; then we will try a different one.

It may be that we shall part quite good friends! What do I say?
Part?
Say, rather, that we may continue together, hand in hand! But to the point.