Chapter

 1      XIX|             of lieutenant-general, a commission placing him in command of
 2    XXIII| provost-marshal or before a military commission.~ ~He, therefore, divided
 3      XXV|            handed over to a military commission for~ trial.~ ~“article II.—
 4     XXVI|      discretionary power. A military commission will exercise jurisdiction
 5     XXVI|           substitution of a military commission for a court-martial.~ ~This
 6     XXVI|            it condemns.~ ~A military commission would infallibly neglect
 7     XXVI|         decided to summon before the commission thirty of the most dangerous
 8     XXVI|            learned that the military commission had been organized.~ ~In
 9     XXVI|             The other members of the commission were military men.~ ~“And
10     XXVI|            men.~ ~“And when does the commission enter upon its functions?”
11     XXVI|              but dared not say: “The commission is assembling, make haste.”~ ~“
12    XXVII|           assembling of the military commission.~ ~On first entering it,
13    XXVII|           their faculties.~ ~But the commission had not yet commenced its
14    XXVII|          Present arms!” The military commission entered, followed by the
15    XXVII|         satisfaction he desires. The commission opposes his demand.”~ ~Chanlouineau
16    XXVII|        Sairmeuse.~ ~But the military commission considered such a course
17    XXVII|         wearying the patience of the commission by such ridiculous stories,
18    XXVII|             the consideration of the commission.”~ ~The old scoundrel began
19    XXVII|              goodness to read to the commission the deposition written and
20    XXVII|       attempt to argue the case, the commission retired to deliberate. This
21   XXVIII|           the sentence of a military commission is executed in twenty-four
22   XXVIII|        effect. I declared before the commission that the Marquis de Sairmeuse
23     XXIX|              fate which the military commission will pronounce upon him,
24     XXIX|              my hands are bound. The commission has spoken; the judgment
25     XXXI|          presiding over the military commission.~ ~Five minutes later, the
26    XXXII|               signed by the Military Commission.~ ~Chanlouineau was not
27     XLVI|              stupor that follows the commission of a terrible crime—the