On the 28th of May, Lucien’s case came on in the civil court, and judgment was given before Desroches expected it. Lucien’s creditor was pushing on the proceedings against him. A second execution was put in, and again Coralie’s pilasters were gilded with placards. Desroches felt rather foolish; a colleague had “caught him napping,” to use his own expression. He demurred, not without reason, that the furniture belonged to Mlle. Coralie, with whom Lucien was living, and demanded an order for inquiry. Thereupon the judge referred the matter to the registrar for inquiry, the furniture was proved to belong to the actress, and judgment was entered accordingly. Métivier appealed, and judgment was confirmed on appeal on the 30th of June. On the 7th of August, Maître Cachan received by the coach a bulky package endorsed, “Métivier _versus_ Séchard and Lucien Chardon.” The first document was a neat little bill, of which a copy (accuracy guaranteed) is here given for the reader’s benefit:-- _To Bill due the last day of April, drawn by_ Séchard, junior, _to order of_ Lucien de Rubempré, _together with expenses of fr. c. protest and return_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1037 45 May 5th--Serving notice of protest and summons to appear before the Tribunal of Commerce in Paris, May 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 75 “ 7th--Judgment by default and warrant of arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 -- “ 10th--Notification of judgment . . . . . . . . . 8 50 “ 12th--Warrant of execution . . . . . . . . . . . 5 50 “ 14th--Inventory and appraisement previous to execution. . . . . . . . . . . 16 -- “ 18th--Expenses of affixing placards. . . . . . . 15 25 “ 19th--Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- “ 24th--Verification of inventory, and application for stay of execution on the part of the said Lucien de Rubempré, objecting to the jurisdiction of the Court. . . . . . 12 -- “ 27th--Order of the Court upon application duly repeated, and transfer of of case to the Civil Court. . . . . . . . . 35 -- ____ ____ Carried forward. . . . . . . . . . . . 1177 45