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CHAPTER VII.

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Departure from Douai—The prisoners revolt in the forest of Compeigne—Residence at the Bicêtre—Prison customs—The madhouse ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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CHAPTER VIII.

The departure of the chain—Captain Viez and his lieutenant Thierry—The complaint of the galley-slaves—The visit from Paris—Humanity of the galley-serjeants—They encourage plundering—The loaf converted into a portmanteau—Useless attempt to escape—The Bagne at Brest—The benedictions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

126

CHAPTER IX.

Of the colonization of the convicts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

137

CHAPTER X.

The pursuit after the galley slave—The village mayor—The voice of blood—The hospital—Sister Françoise—Faublas the second—The mother of robbers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

150

CHAPTER XI.

The market-place at Cholet—Arrival at Paris—History of captain Villedieu ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

165

CHAPTER XII.

Journey to Arras—Father Lambert—Vidocq a schoolmaster—Departure for Holland—The "sellers of souls"—The mutiny—The corsair—Catastrophe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

181