Urbain Granadier was not satisfied with the arrogant demonstration by
which he signalised his return, which even his friends had felt to be ill
advised; instead of allowing the hate he had aroused to die away or at
least to fall asleep by letting the past be past, he continued with more
zeal than ever his proceedings against Duthibaut, and succeeded in
obtaining a decree from the Parliament of La Tournelle, by which
Duthibaut was summoned before it, and obliged to listen bareheaded to a
reprimand, to offer apologies, and to pay damages and costs.

Having thus got the better of one enemy, Urbain turned on the others, and
showed himself more indefatigable in the pursuit of justice than they had
been in the pursuit of vengeance. The decision of the archbishop had
given him a right to a sum of money for compensation, and interest
thereon, as well as to the restitution of the revenues of his livings,
and there being some demur made, he announced publicly that he intended
to exact this reparation to the uttermost farthing, and set about
collecting all the evidence which was necessary for the success of a new
lawsuit for libel and forgery which he intended to begin. It was in vain
that his friends assured him that the vindication of his innocence had
been complete and brilliant, it was in vain that they tried to convince
him of the danger of driving the vanquished to despair, Urbain replied
that he was ready to endure all the persecutions which his enemies might
succeed in inflicting on him, but as long as he felt that he had right
upon his side he was incapable of drawing back.

Grandier's adversaries soon became conscious of the storm which was
gathering above their heads, and feeling that the struggle between
themselves and this man would be one of life or death, Mignon, Barot,
Meunier, Duthibaut, and Menuau met Trinquant at the village of Pindadane,