Laurence suffered horrible agony.

From time to time the Marquis de Chargeboeuf held her by the arm, fearing she might dart forward to the rescue.

The Comte de Gondreville retired from the courtroom and as he did so he bowed to the four gentlemen, who did not return the salutation.

This trifling matter made the jury indignant.
"They are lost now," whispered Bordin to the Marquis de Chargeboeuf.
"Alas, yes! and always through the nobility of their sentiments," replied the marquis.
"My task is now only too easy, gentlemen," said the prosecutor, rising to address the jury.
He explained the use of the cement by the necessity of securing an iron frame on which to fasten a padlock which held the iron bar with which the gate of the cavern was closed; a description of which was given in the _proces-verbal_ made that morning by Pigoult.

He put the falsehoods of the accused into the strongest light, and pulverized the arguments of the defence with the new evidence so miraculously obtained.