They lived in the Rue St. Honoré, nearly opposite to each other, Changarnier at No. 3, Charras at No. 14.

The General gets down, and on putting foot to the ground notices Charras in the depths of his compartment between his two bullies.

"Idiot," said Charras to him, "if they had been loaded, you would have been a dead man."

"Is it to shoot us?" cried Charras from the other side of the door.