ten minutes past nine
He must go . '' The dying man spoke with difficulty . He reminded me of my promise , and asked me , as he fell back , to look at my watch . It was exactly ten minutes past nine , and Louis was dead . We carried the body back to the house , and Giordano made the required statement to the District Commissioner of Police . Then the house was sealed by the police , and Louis de Franchi was laid to rest in Père-La-chaise . But M. de Château-Renard could not be persuaded to leave Paris , though MM .