NARRATIVE OF THE RIGHT REV1). LE FEVRE. 123 
But God has disposed otherwise; let his Holy name he blessed for 
ever! 
The magnificent monument King Gia Long ordered to be erected 
lor the Right Ilevd. Dr. Pigneaux, Bishop of Adran, still exists, though 
now there is no watch over it as formerly: it is not far from the 
Town of Sal Gon. I asked that my friend should be interred in the 
inside of this Monument. The great mandarin granted my request. 
The services which were formerly rendered by a Frenchman to King 
“ Gia Long” were remembered with pleasure. It was indeed a strik¬ 
ing contrast to sec the grandson of this Prince sentencing to the 
chain two other Frenchman animated with the same spirit as Mgr. d 5 
Adran. Several mandarins mourned it; fertile King’s edict had just 
arrived and it appeared that 31, Duclcs and myself were to be brought 
to the Capital fettered with chains by the neck, and judged according to 
the laws. I then hastened to render the last duties to ray “confrere 5 ’ 
and they allowed me liberty enough to effect this. I adorned the 
corpse with all the sacerdotal vestments, and it was placed in a beau¬ 
tiful coffin and borne to the grave by a band of soldiers. 
As soon us the Iievd. M. Duclos’ funeral was over, they thought 
of forging irons for me and sending me by boat to the Capital with 
all my baggage. I left Sai Gon on the 20th. July, being led by two 
Captains and a band of soldiers. Our voyage, which lasted fifteen days, 
was signalized by no extraordinary event. I was not inhumaly treat¬ 
ed by my conductors. The European has something that commands 
respect from the people of this country. They generally excuse 
themselves for being compelled to execute the orders of the King in 
what is disagreeable to us. 
On the 6th. August I was led to the Tribunal of the Tortures. 
Up to this moment I had avoided to make myself known as the man 
who had been formerly brought before the law, then sentenced and 
repreived in the preceding year. I feared a little the moment when 
I would be obliged to appear before my former judges and be infallibly 
recognized. True, on my arrival several persons cried out: “ He is 
the man wc saw last year”—others doubted about it: for, having 
cropped my beard, my features appeared different. To let them 
remain in perplexity, I gave them only evasive answers. “Think 
well about it,” said I, “all the Europeans are like each other more 
“ or less : those who are not accustomed to see them, may easily con* 
“ found them. If you all say that I am he who appeared here last, in 
“ vain would 1 deny it, you would not believe me; examine and de* 
“cide the question.”—In the preceding year, I had only declared 
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