I wouldn't have missed this arrest for anything!" thought he, peering into the night.
The stars were out, but there was no moon.

He could not recognize either the coach or the persons who got out of it, and he turned again into the interior of the room.

His wife had sunk into a chair, her brother was locking up in a cabinet the book which he had promised to take care of for her.

The dead silence made the noise of slowly ascending footsteps on the stairs painfully audible.

At last the door opened softly.
"Citizen Danville, health and fraternity!" said Lomaque, appearing in the doorway, followed by his agents.