When I took Pere Niseron as sexton I told him what Rigou's intentions were.

That is one of the causes of the late mayor's rancor against me; his hatred grew out of it.

Pere Niseron said to him solemnly that he would kill him if any harm came to Genevieve, and he made him responsible for all attempts upon the poor child's honor.

I can't help thinking that this pursuit of Nicolas is the result of some infernal collusion with Rigou, who thinks he can do as he likes with these people." "Doesn't he fear the law ?" "In the first place, he is father-in-law of the prosecuting-attorney," said the abbe, pausing to listen.

"And then," he resumed, "you have no conception of the utter indifference of the rural police to what is done around them.