CHAPTER XI.
WHEREIN COLONEL FOUGAS LEARNS SOME NEWS WHICH WILL APPEAR OLD TO MY READERS.
Among all the persons present at this scene, there was not a single one who had ever seen a resuscitation.

I leave you to imagine the surprise and joy which reigned in the laboratory.

A triple round of applause, mingled with cheers, hailed the triumph of Doctor Nibor.

The crowd, packed in the parlor, the passages, the court-yard, and even in the street, understood at this signal, that the miracle was accomplished.
Nothing could hold them back, they forced the doors, cleared all obstacles, upset all the philosophers who tried to stop them, and finished by pouring into the chamber of Science.
"Gentlemen!" cried M.Nibor, "Do you want to kill him ?" But they let him talk.

The wildest of all passions, curiosity, had long held dominion over the crowd: every one wanted to see, though at the risk of crushing the others.