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

sneering in his face�察 �which saves the hand and suffers itself。                Beware of 

too much zeal�察�Captain Pallavicini�           �It is a dangerous thing� ─�

     He   turned   pale   with   anger   at   being   thus   treated   by   a   beardless   boy。 

But he faltered all the same。          What I said was unpleasant�察�but the bravo 

knew it was true。 

     I saw the impression I had made�察�and I turned to the soldiers standing 

round。 

     ;Bring here�察�my friends�察─�I said�察 �M。 de Pavannes' sword� ─�

     One   ran   up   to   the   guard   house   and   brought   it   at   once。 They   were 

townsfolk�察�burgher guards or such like�察�and for some reason betrayed so 

evident a respect for me�察�that I soberly believe they would have turned on 

their temporary leader at my bidding。 Pavannes took his sword�察�and placed 

it   under   his   arm。   We    both   bowed   ceremoniously   to   Pallavicini�察       �who 

scowled   in   response�察  �and   slowly�察  �for   I   was   afraid   to   show   any   signs   of 



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haste�察�we walked across the moonlit space to the bottom of the street by 

which     I   had   come。     There      the  gloom     swallowed      us   up   at  once。 

Pavannes touched my sleeve and stopped in the darkness。 

     ;I beg to be allowed to thank you for your aid�察─�he said with emotion�察�

turning and facing me。        ;Whom have I the honour of addressing�拭─�

     ;M。 Anne de Caylus�察�a friend of your cousin�察─�I replied。 

     ;Indeed�拭─      �he    said   ;well�察  �I  thank    you   most    heartily�察─  �and   we 

embraced with warmth。 

     ;But I could have done little�察─�I answered modestly�察 �on your behalf�察�if 

it had not been for this ring。; 

     ;And the virtue of the ring lies in; 

     ;InI am sure I cannot say in what� ─          �I confessed。      And then�察�in the 

sympathy which the scene had naturally created between us�察�I forgot one 

portion of my lady's commands and I added impulsively�察 �All I know is 

that Madame d'O gave it me�察�and that it has done all�察�and more than all she 

said it would。; 

     ;Who   gave   it   to   you�拭─  �he   asked�察  �grasping   my   arm  so   tightly  as   to 

hurt me。 

     ;Madame d'O�察─�I repeated。          It was too late to draw back now。 

     ;That    woman� ─      �he    ejaculated    in  a  strange   low   whisper。     ;Is   it 

possible�拭    �That woman gave it you�拭─�

     I wandered what on earth he meant�察�surprise�察�scorn and dislike were so 

blended   in   his   tone。  It   even   seemed   to   me   that   he   drew   off   from   me 

somewhat。       ;Yes�察�M。 de Pavannes�察─�I replied�察�offended and indignant�察 �It 

is so far possible that it is the truth�察�and more�察�I think you would not so 

speak of this lady if you knew all�察�and that it was through her your wife 

was   to´day   freed   from   those   who   were   detaining   her�察  �and   taken   safely 

home� ─�

     ;Ha� ─    �he cried eagerly。      ;Then where has my wife been�拭─�

     ;At the house of Mirepoix�察�the glover�察─�I answered coldly�察 �in the Rue 

Platriere。    Do   you   know   him�拭      �You   do。    Well�察  �she   was   kept   there   a 

prisoner�察�until we helped her to escape an hour or so ago。; 



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     He did not seem to comprehend even then。                 I could see little of   his 

face�察   �but  there   was    doubt   and    wonder     in  his  tone   when    he   spoke。 

;Mirepoix   the   glover�察─  �he   murmured。        ;He   is   an   honest   man   enough�察�

though a Catholic。       She was kept there�        �Who kept her there�拭─�

     ;The Abbess of the Ursulines seems to have been at the bottom of it�察─�I 

explained�察    �fretting   with    impatience。     This    wonder     was    misplaced�察    �I 

thought�察�and time was passing。           ;Madame d'O found out where she was�察─�

I continued�察 �and took her home�察�and then sent me to fetch you�察�hearing 

you had crossed the river。        That is the story in brief。; 

     ;That woman sent you to fetch me�拭─            �he repeated again。 

     ;Yes�察─�I answered angrily。        ;She did�察�M。 de Pavannes。; 

     ;Then�察─  �he   said   slowly�察  �and   with   an   air   of   solemn   conviction   which 

could not but impress me�察 �there is a trap laid for me� �She is the worst�察�the 

most wicked�察�the vilest of women�             �If she sent you�察�this is a trap�        �And 

my wife has fallen into it already�         �Heaven help herand meif it be so� ─�



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                           CHAPTER VIII。 



                              THE PARISIAN MATINS。 

     There are some statements for which it is impossible to be prepared�察�

statements so strong and so startling that it is impossible to answer them 

except   by   actionby   a   blow。   And   this   of   M。   de   Pavannes   was   one   of 

these。    If there had been any one present�察�I think I should have given him 

the   lie   and   drawn   upon   him。   But   alone   with   him   at   midnight   in   the 

shadow  near   the  bottom  of   the   Rue   des   Fosses�察  �with   no   witnesses�察  �with 

every reason to feel friendly towards him�察�what was I to do�拭�

     As a fact�察�I did nothing。       I stood�察�silent and stupefied�察�waiting to hear 

more。     He did not keep me long。 

     ;She is my wife's sister�察─�he continued grimly。            ;But I have no reason 

to shield her on that account�        �Shield her�拭     �Had you lived at court only a 

month I might shield her all I could�察�M。 de Caylus�察�it would avail nothing。 

Not Madame de Sauves is better known。               And I would not if I could�          �I 

know well�察�though my wife will not believe it�察�that there is nothing so near 

Madame d'O's heart as to get rid of her sister and meof both of usthat 

she    may    succeed    to  Madeleine's     inheritance�     �Oh�察    �yes�察 �I  had   good 

grounds   for   being   nervous   yesterday�察  �when   my   wife   did   not   return�察─  �he 

added excitedly。 

     ;But   there   at   least   you   wrong   Madame   d'O� ─  �I   cried�察  �shocked   and 

horrified by  an   accusation�察�which seemed   so   much more   dreadful in the 

silence   and   gloomand   withal   so   much   less   preposterous   than   it   might 

have    seemed     in  the  daylight。    ;There    you   certainly   wrong     her�   �For 

shame�      �M。 de Pavannes。; 

     He came a step nearer�察�and laying a hand on my sleeve peered into my 

face。    ;Did you see a priest with her�拭─        �he asked slowly。       ;A man called 

the Coadjutora down´looking dog�拭─�

     I saidwith a shiver of dread�察�a sudden revulsion of feeling�察�born of 



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his mannerthat I had。       And I explained the part the priest had taken。 

     ;Then�察─  �Pavannes   rejoined�察   �I   am   right   There   IS   a   trap   laid   for   me。 

The Abbess   of   the   Ursulines�      �She   abduct   my   wife�拭     �Why�察  �she   is   her 

dearest friend�察�believe me。         It is impossible。      She would be more likely 

to   save   her  from    danger    than  toumph�      �wait    a  minute。;    I   did�此  �I 

waited�察  �dreading     what    he  might   discover�察   �until  he   muttered�察   �checking 

himself;Can   that   be   it�拭  �Can   it   be   that   the Abbess   did   know   of   some 

danger threatening us�察�and would have put Madeleine in a safe retreat�拭                   �I 

wonder� ─�

     And I wondered�察�and thenwell�察�thoughts are like gunpowder。                     The 


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