\"Themidwife，\"Iadded，\"isabsolutelyunknowntome。Sheismostlikelyanabandonedwoman，whowithherworthycompanionwantstocheatmeofmymoney。\"
\"Ishouldbedelightedtothinkso，\"heanswered，\"butadmittingthefact，seehowchancefavoursher，andmakesitamostdifficultthingforyoutoproveyourinnocence。
\"Theyoungladydisappearedthreemonthsago。Shewasknowntobeyourintimatefriend，youcalleduponheratallhours；youspentaconsiderabletimewithherthedaybeforeshedisappeared，andnooneknowswhathasbecomeofher；buteveryone’ssuspicionspointatyou，andpaidspiesarecontinuallydoggingyoursteps。Themidwifesentmearequisitionyesterdaybyhercounsel，Vauversin。ShesaysthatthepregnantladyyoubroughttoherhouseisthesamewhomMadameX。
C。V。issearchingfor。Shealsosaysthatyoubothworeblackdominoes，andthepolicehaveascertainedthatyouwerebothattheballinblackdominoesonthesamenightasthatonwhichthemidwifesaysyoucametoherhouse；youarealsoknowntohavelefttheball—
roomtogether。Allthis，itistrue，doesnotconstitutefullproofofyourguilt，butitmakesonetrembleforyourinnocence。\"