Some of them began to doubt whether it was not to their interest to believe in Pyrot's innocence rather than in his guilt, and thenceforward they felt a bitter anguish at the thought that the unhappy man might have been wrongly convicted and that in his aerial cage he might be expiating another man's crimes.
"I cannot sleep on account of it!" was what several members of Minister Guillaumette's majority used to say.

But these were ambitious to replace their chief.
These generous legislators overthrew the cabinet, and the President of the Republic put in Robin Mielleux's place, a patriarchal Republican with a flowing beard, La Trinite by name, who, like most of the Penguins, understood nothing about the affair, but thought that too many monks were mixed up in it.
General Greatauk before leaving the Ministry of War, gave his final advice to Pariler, the Chief of the Staff.
"I go and you remain," said he, as he shook hands with him.

"The Pyrot affair is my daughter; I confide her to you, she is worthy of your love and your care; she is beautiful.

Do not forget that her beauty loves the shade, is leased with mystery, and likes to remain veiled.

Great her modesty with gentleness.