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An Historical Mystery

CHAPTER XVIII
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TRIAL CONTINUED: CRUEL VICISSITUDES.
On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator's valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.

They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.

Beauvisage repeated Robert d'Hauteserre's speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.

The peasant who had bought Monsieur d'Hauteserre's calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.


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