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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