onsiderable time; after which the _huissier_ called silence once more.

"General Moreau!" said the President, in a deep voice that was heard
throughout the entire court. "Rise up, sir," added he, after a few
seconds' pause.

I looked down the bench, at the farthest end of which I saw the
tall and well-knit figure of a man in the uniform of a general of the
Republic; his back was turned towards me, but his bearing and carriage
were quite enough to distinguish the soldier.

"Your name and surname," said the President.

Before an answer could be returned, a dull sound, like something heavy
falling, resounded through the court, and in an instant several persons
around me stood up. I bent forward to see, and beheld the figure of
Bouvet de Lozier stretched insensible upon the ground; beside him his
faithful friend George was stooping, and endeavoring to open his vest to
give him air.

"Bring some water here quickly!" cried the hardy Breton, in a tone that
showed little respect for where he stood. "Your absurd ceremonial has
frightened the poor boy out of his senses."

"Respect the court, sir, or I commit you!" said the President, in a
voice of anger.

A contemptuous look, followed by a still more contemptuous shrug of the
shoulders, was his reply.

"Remove the prisoner," said the President, pointing to the still
fainting youth, "and proclaim silence in the court."

The officers of the tribunal carried the deathlike figure of the boy
down the steps, and bore him to some of the chambers near.

This little incident, slight and passing as it was, seemed much to
affect the auditory, and it was some time before perfect silence could
be again restored.

"So much for the regime of the Temple!" said George, aloud, as he looked
after the insensible form of his friend.

"Silence, sir!" cried one of the judges, M. Thuriot, a harsh and
severe-looking man, whose hatred to the prisoners was the subject of
much conversation in the prison.

"Ah, it is you, Tue-Roi!" cried George, punning upon his name, for he
had been one of the regicides. "You there! I thought they had found you
out long ere this."

A burst of laughter that nothing could repress broke through the crowded
court, and it was not until some five or six persons were forcibly
removed by the gendarmes that order was again restored.

"Read the act of accusation," said the President, in a deep solemn
voice.

"In the name of the Republic, one and indivisible--"