bristly moustaches, and asked for the assistant-inspector. It was

the assistant himself. He looked at the order of admittance, but

said that he could not decide to let him in with a pass for the

preliminary prison. Besides, it was too late. "Please to come

again to-morrow. To morrow, at 10, everybody is allowed to go in.

Come then, and the inspector himself will be at home. Then you

can have the interview either in the common room or, if the

inspector allows it, in the office."