They both warn the delinquents when they are about to make a seizure.

Vermichel, Brunet's assistant, went to the Grand-I-Vert this morning, ostensibly after Pere Fourchon; and Marie Tonsard, who is intimate with Bonnebault, ran off at once to give the alarm at Conches.

The depredations have begun again." "A strong show of authority is becoming daily more and more necessary," said Sibilet.
"What did I tell you ?" cried the general.

"We must demand the enforcement of the judgment of the court, which carried with it imprisonment; we must arrest for debt all those who do not pay the damages I have won and the costs of the suits." "These fellows imagine the law is powerless, and tell each other that you dare not arrest them," said Sibilet.

"They think they frighten you! They have confederates at Ville-aux-Fayes; for even the prosecuting attorney seems to have ignored the verdicts against them." "I think," said Michaud, seeing that the general looked thoughtful, "that if you are willing to spend a good deal of money you can still protect the property." "It is better to spend money than to act harshly," remarked Sibilet.
"What is your plan ?" asked the general of his bailiff.
"It is very simple," said Michaud.