Monsieur Robert Darzac stood
in the prisoner's dock between policemen, tall, handsome, and calm.
A murmur of admiration rather than of compassion greeted his
appearance. He leaned forward towards his counsel, Maitre Henri
Robert, who, assisted by his chief secretary, Maitre Andre Hesse,
was busily turning over the folios of his brief.
Many expected that Monsieur Stangerson, after giving his evidence,
would have gone over to the prisoner and shaken hands with him; but
he left the court without another word. It was remarked that the
jurors appeared to be deeply interested in a rapid conversation
which the manager of the "Epoque" was having with Maitre Henri
Robert. The manager, later, sat down in the front row of the public
seats. Some were surprised that he was not asked to remain with
the other witnesses in the room reserved for them.
The reading of the indictment was got through, as it always is,
without any incident. I shall not here report the long examination
to which Monsieur Darzac was subjected. He answered all the
questions quickly and easily.
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