Le petit peuple qui habitait la rue d’où le prisonnier s’était échappé disait bien avoir vu un cadavre, mais au grand jour, lorsque les habitants osèrent sortir de leurs maisons, ils ne trouvèrent d’autres traces du combat que beaucoup de sang répandu sur le pavé.
The humble folk who lived in the street from which the prisoner had made his escape did indeed say that they had seen a corpse; but in daylight, when they ventured out of their houses, they found no other traces of the fray than quantities of blood spilled on the pavement.