So he brought these discoveries to his superiors, but to his dismay, they either didn't care or came up with elaborate rationalizations to explain his findings, like, "Well, all you've really shown, Picquart, is that there's another spy who learned how to mimic Dreyfus's handwriting, and he picked up the torch of spying after Dreyfus left.
Llevó las pruebas a sus superiores. Pero, a su pesar, o no les importaba o inventaban razones que explicaban sus hallazgos como "Solo nos demuestras, Picquard, que hay otro espía que ha aprendido a imitar la letra de Dreyfus y ha relevado a Dreyfus como espía.