The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts by Honoré de Balzac
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page 54 of 201 (26%)
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Gertrude No, sir. The Magistrate You can then show us the package sent by M. Baudrillon; it should have his label, and if he acknowledges that it is entire and unbroken, the serious charges made against your foreman will in part be disproved. We shall then have nothing more to do than to receive the report of the physician who held the autopsy. Gertrude The package, sir, has never been taken from the desk in my bedroom. (Exit.) Champagne Ah! General, I am saved. The General Poor old Champagne! Ramel General, we shall be very happy if we have to announce the innocence of your foreman; unlike you soldiers, we are always delighted to be beaten. Gertrude (returning) Here it is, gentlemen. (The Magistrate, Baudrillon and Ramel examine the package.) |
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