France overpowers Scots
dropped goal attempt.
Hooker William Servat was then withdrawn for Dimitri Szarzewski before a suicidal pass from Godman went unpunished when the visitors infringed.
That was the first five's last act as Hugo Southwell and Allan Jacobsen entered the fray, the latter for Moray Low.
Paterson, who moved to first five-eighths, converted the outstanding penalty to give Scotland a sliver of hope.
But its forwards were being overrun and Parra should have made it pay with yet another 40-metre penalty which drifted wide.
Scotland finally got into the France half with 15 minutes remaining, before a raft of substitutions, including a debut for young lock Richie Gray.
Low also returned to the field for Alasdair Dickinson amid another spurt of late changes.
Lamont - Scotland's best player by a considerable distance - broke through with six minutes left but the move broke down like so many before.