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Cardinal Mozzarella
Chief of Gendarmes
The Cardinal found the Chief of Gendarmes watching the wedding guests through a hole in the thin partition wall.
Cardinal: What has happened, Monsieur peace officer?
Chief of Gendarmes: Something terrible, Your Eminence! The Marquis Camembert is dead!
Cardinal: What do you mean, dead?
Chief of Gendarmes: Dead as dead can be! He was found a half hour ago, lying on the floor of his study! The death must have occurred as the marquis was about to leave for the wedding ceremony. (39)