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us�察�and coming apparently from the same point from which Pallavicini and 

his men had emerged。 

     In a moment I foresaw danger。           ;Now be quick there� ─        �I cried again。 

But scarcely had I spoken before I saw that it was impossible to get afloat 

before these others came up�察�and I prepared to stand my ground resolutely。 

     The   first   words�察  �however�察  �with   which   Pallavicini   saluted   the   new´ 

comers   scattered   my   fears。     ;Well�察  �what   the   foul   fiend   do   you   want�拭─�

he exclaimed rudely�察�and he rapped out half´a´dozen CORPOS before they 

could answer him。        ;What have you brought him here for�察�when I left him 

in the guard´house�拭       �Imbeciles� ─�

     ;Captain   Pallavicini�察─  �interposed   the   midmost   of   the   three�察  �speaking 

with patiencehe was a man of about thirty�察�dressed with some richness�察�

though his clothes were now disordered as though by a struggle;I have 

induced these good men to bring me down; 

     ;Then�察─  �cried   the   captain�察  �brutally   interrupting   him�察   �you   have   lost 

your labour�察�Monsieur。; 

     ;You do not know me�察─�replied the prisoner with sternnessa prisoner 

he seemed to be。       ;You do not understand that I am a friend of the Prince 



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of Conde�察�and that; 

     He would have said more�察�but the Italian again cut him short。                  ;A fig 

for the Prince of Conde� ─         �he cried�察 �I understand my duty。 You may as 

well take things easily。        You cannot cross�察�and you cannot go home�察�and 

you    cannot    have    any   explanation�察    �except    that  it  is  the  King's    will� �

Explanation�拭─       �he   grumbled�察     �in  a  lower   tone�察   �you    will  get   it  soon 

enough�察�I warrant�        �Before you want it� ─�

     ;But   there   is   a   boat   going   to   cross�察─  �said   the   other�察  �controlling   his 

temper by an effort and speaking with dignity。               ;You told me that by the 

King's   order   no   one   could   cross�察  �and   you   arrested   me   because�察  �having 

urgent need   to   visit   St。  Germain�察 �I  persisted。  Now  what does this   mean�察�

Captain Pallavicini�拭       �Others are crossing。       I ask what this means�拭─�

     ;Whatever       you     please�察  �M。    de    Pavannes�察─     �the   Italian   retorted 

contemptuously。        ;Explain it for yourself� ─�

     I started as the name struck my ear�察�and at once cried out in surprise�察�

;M。 de Pavannes� ─        �Had I heard aright�拭�

     Apparently I had�察�for the prisoner turned to me with a bow。 ;Yes�察�sir�察─�

he   said   with   dignity�察   �I   am   M。   de   Pavannes。 I   have   not   the   honour   of 

knowing you�察�but you seem to be a gentleman。; He cast a withering glance 

at   the   captain   as   he said   this。   ;Perhaps   you   will   explain   to   me   why  this 

violence has been done to me。            If you can�察�I shall consider it a favour�察�if 

not�察�pardon me。; 

     I did not answer him at once�察�for a good reasonthat every faculty I 

had was bent on a close scrutiny of the man himself。 He was fair�察�and of a 

ruddy complexion。         His beard was cut in the short pointed fashion of the 

court�察�and in these respects he bore a kind of likeness�察�a curious likeness�察�

to Louis de Pavannes。 But his figure was shorter and stouter。                He was less 

martial in bearing�察�with more of the air of a scholar than a soldier。                 ;You 

are related to M。 Louis de Pavannes�拭─            �I said�察�my heart beginning to beat 

with an odd excitement。         I think I foresaw already what was coming。 

     ;I am Louis de Pavannes�察─�he replied with impatience。 

     I stared at him in silence�此       �thinkingthinkingthinking。         And then I 



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said slowly�察 �You have a cousin of the same name�拭─�

     ;I have。; 

     ;He fell prisoner to the Vicomte de Caylus at Moncontour�拭─�

     ;He did�察─�he answered curtly。           ;But what of that�察�sir�拭─�

     Again      I  did   not    answerat     once。      The     murder     was    out。     I 

remembered�察�in the dim fashion in which one remembers such things after 

the   event�察  �that   I   had   heard   Louis   de   Pavannes�察  �when   we   first   became 

acquainted with him�察�mention this cousin of the same name�察�the head of a 

younger      branch。     But    our   Louis   living   in  Provence      and   the  other   in 

Normandy�察�the distance between their homes�察�and the troubles of the times 

had loosened a tie which their common religion might have strengthened。 

They  had   scarcely   ever   seen   one   another。       As   Louis   had   spoken   of   his 

namesake   but       once   during    his   long  stay   with   us�察  �and  I   had  not  then 

foreseen   the   connection   to   be   formed   between   our   families�察  �it   was   no 

wonder that in the course of months the chance word had passed out of my 

head�察  �and   I   had   clean   forgotten   the   subject   of   it。   Here   however�察  �he   was 

before my eyes�察�and seeing him�察�I saw too what the discovery meant。                         It 

meant a most joyful thing�           �a most wonderful thing which I longed to tell 

Croisette   and   Marie。      It   meant   that   our   Louis   de   Pavannesmy   cheek 

burned   for   my   want   of   faith   in   himwas   no   villain   after   all�察 �but   such   a 

noble   gentleman   as   we   had   always   till   this   day   thought   him�    �It   meant 

that he was no court gallant bent on breaking a country heart for sport�察�but 

Kit's own true lover�         �Andand it meant moreit meant that he was yet 

in danger�察�and still ignorant of the vow that unchained fiend Bezers had 

taken to have his life�        �In pursuing his namesake we had been led astray�察�

how sadly I only knew now�             �And had indeed lost most precious time。 

     ;Your wife�察�M。 de Pavannes;I began in haste�察�seeing the necessity of 

explaining matters with the utmost quickness。                ;Your wife is; 

     ;Ah�察  �my   wife� ─    �he   cried   interrupting   me�察  �with   anxiety   in   his   tone。 

;What of her�拭       �You have seen her� ─�

     ;I have。     She is safe at your house in the Rue de St。 Merri。; 

     ;Thank Heaven for that� ─          �he replied fervently。        Before he could say 



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more Captain Andrea interrupted us。             I could see that his suspicions were 

aroused afresh。       He pushed   rudely between us�察 �and addressing me   said�察�

;Now�察�young sir�察�your boat is ready。; 

     ;My boat�拭─      �I answered�察�while I rapidly considered the situation。 Of 

course I did not want to cross the river now。               No doubt Pavannes´this 

Pavannescould guide me to Louis' address。               ;My boat�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�it is waiting�察─�the Italian replied�察�his black eyes roving from one 

to the other of us。 

     ;Then      let  it  wait� ─    �I    answered      haughtily�察   �speaking     with    an 

assumption of anger。         ;Plague upon you for interrupting us�             �I shall not 

cross the river now。       This gentleman can give me the information I want。 

I shall take him back with me。; 

     ;To whom�拭─�

     ;To whom�拭       �To those who sent me�察�sirrah� ─�

     I thundered。      ;You do not seem to be much in the Duke's confidence�察�

captain�察─  �I   went   on�察   �now   take   a   word   of   advice   from   me�   �There   is 

nothing�此    �so   easily   cast   off   as   an   over´officious   servant� �He   goes   too 

farand   he   goes   like   an   old   glove�  �An   old   glove�察─  �I   repeated   grimly�察�

sneering in his face�察 �which save

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