These sudden rises of muddy water brought eels from their various runlets.

It so happened that a fisherman had spread his net at the very place where poor Athanase had flung himself, believing that no one would ever find him.

About six o'clock in the morning the man drew in his net, and with it the young body.

The few friends of the poor mother took every precaution in preparing her to receive the dreadful remains.

The news of this suicide made, as may well be supposed, a great excitement in Alencon.