Captain Joliette, strong man as he was, could not control his emotion; he buried his face in his hands and groaned aloud.
As Joliette read the last lines that so completely cleared him, he could not suppress an exclamation of joy.
"It was, perhaps, the cry of some wild beast," suggested Captain Joliette.
As he uttered those words, Léon kissed the tips of his fingers to Louise and Joliette, and lightly ran from the salon.
We followed the count because we wished to aid him in rescuing Captain Joliette.
