Baron Pesth also turned up on the boulevard. He related that he had been present at the parley, and how he had spoken with the French officers. According to his account, one of them had said to him, “ Sil n’avait pas fait clair encore pendant une demi-heure, les embuscades auraient été reprises ,” 49 and he replied, “ Monsieur! je ne dis pas non, pour ne pas vous donner un démenti ,” 50 and he told how well it had come out, etc. etc.