Surveillant

I wish to say, however, that in my opinion the Surveillant was the most decent official at La Ferté.

The Enormous Room 1928

Beneath the Surveillant were the Secretaire, Monsieur Richard, the Cook, and the _plantons_.

The Enormous Room 1928

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"Oh, I hardly should say that!" the Surveillant interposed soothingly;

The Enormous Room 1928

"_Mais qu'est-ce que vous avez_," Monsieur le Surveillant demanded, in a tone of profound if kindly astonishment, as I wended my lonely way to _la soupe_ some days after the disappearance of _les partis_.

The Enormous Room 1928

Now the Surveillant returned and made a speech, to the effect that he had received independently of each other the stories of four men, that by all counts _le nègre_ was absolutely to blame, that _le nègre_ had caused an inexcusable trouble to the authorities and to his fellow-prisoners by this wholly unjustified conflict, and that as a punishment the _nègre_ would now suffer the consequences of his guilt in the _cabinot_.

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Surveillant took a cupful; sipped; tossed the coffee away, looking as if he had been hit in the eyes, and remarked, 'Ah.'

The Enormous Room 1928

As soon as I got here I spoke to the Directeur and to the Surveillant.

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The Surveillant smiled and bowed and wound and unwound his hands behind his back and denied anything of the sort.

The Enormous Room 1928

Surveillant, who could make nothing out of their accounts and therefore called aside a trusted older man in order to get his version.

The Enormous Room 1928