He passed a trembling hand once or twice over his forehead.
"Capet has disappeared," he murmured; "he must have been spirited away while the Simons were moving their furniture.

That accursed Cochefer was completely taken in." Heron spoke in a toneless voice, hardly above a whisper, and like one whose throat is dry and mouth parched.

But the brandy had revived him somewhat, and his eyes lost their former glassy look.
"How ?" asked Chauvelin curtly.
"I was just leaving the Tower when he arrived.

I spoke to him at the door.

I had seen Capet safely installed in the room, and gave orders to the woman Simon to let citizen Cochefer have a look at him, too, and then to lock up the brat in the inner room and install Cochefer in the antechamber on guard.