Midnight
My garments are torn at more than one place , and I should like to repair them as much as possible before going to luncheon . Especially my breeches do not leave me without some apprehension . They are so much torn that , should I not promptly mend them , I run the risk of losing them altogether . '' Our last Dinner at M. d'Asterac 's Table -- Conversation of M. Jerome Coignard and M. d'Asterac -- A Message from Home -- Catherine in the Spittel -- We are wanted for Murder -- Our Flight -- Jahel causes me much Misery -- Account of the Journey -- The Abbe Coignard on Towns -- Jahel 's Midnight Visit -- We are followed -- The Accident -- M. Jerome Coignard is stabbed . I took my accustomed place that day at the dining-table of the cabalist , oppressed by the idea that I sat down at it for the last time . Jahel 's treachery had saddened my soul . Alas !