I had forgotten for the moment, in the excitement of all these revelations.

But--" He stopped short.
"Well, monsieur ?" He seemed to ponder a moment, then looking at me again with that same compassionate glance, "You had better know," said he.

"And yet--it is a difficult thing to tell you.

I understand now much that I had not dreamt of.

You--you have no suspicion of how you came to be arrested ?" "For my alleged participation in the late rebellion ?" "Yes, yes.