And, in fact, on the following Friday, as Charles was putting on one of his boots in the dark cabinet where his clothes were kept, he felt a piece of paper between the leather and his sock. He took it out and read—
En effet, dès le vendredi suivant, Charles, en passant une de ses bottes dans le cabinet noir où l’on serrait ses habits, sentit une feuille de papier entre le cuir et sa chaussette, il la prit et lut: