About one o'clock
At noon , the commisioner of police and the lieutenant of _ gens-d'armes _ made way through the crowd and entered the house . These gentlemen hastened to declare to M. Renault that their visit had nothing of an official character , but that they had come merely from curiosity . In the corridor , they met the Sub-prefect , the Mayor and Gothon , who was lamenting in loud tones that she should see the government lend its hand to such sorceries . About one o'clock , M. Nibor caused a new and prolonged bath to be given the Colonel , on coming out of which , the body was subjected to a kneading harder and more complete than before . `` Now , '' said the Doctor , `` we can carry M. Fougas into the laboratory , in order to give his resuscitation all the publicity desirable . But it will be well to dress him , and his uniform is in tatters . '' `` I think , '' answered good M. Renault , `` that the Colonel is about my size ; so I can lend him some of my clothes .