They also obtained silence regarding the sentinel who had disappeared from the Voreux; the district had been searched without finding either the gun or the corpse, and although there was a suspicion of crime, it was decided to consider the soldier a deserter.
Ce furent eux encore qui obtinrent le silence, au sujet de la sentinelle du Voreux disparue: on avait fouillé le pays sans retrouver ni le fusil ni le cadavre, on se décida a porter le soldat déserteur, bien qu'on eut le soupçon d'un crime.