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wonder� ─�

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

least spark will fire a train。       His words were few�察�but they formed spark 

enough to raise such a flare in my brain as for a moment blinded me�察�and 

shook me so that I trembled。          The shock over�察�I was left face to face with 

a possibility of wickedness such as I could never have suspected of myself。 

I remembered Mirepoix's distress and the priest's eagerness。                  I re´called 

the gruff warning Bezerseven Bezers�察�and there was something very odd 

in   Bezers   giving   a   warning��had   given   Madame   de   Pavannes   when   he 

told   her   that  she   would    be  better   where    she   was。   I   thought    of  the 

wakefulness which I had marked in the streets�察�the silent hurrying to and 

fro�察�the signs of coming strife�察�and contrasted these with the quietude and 

seeming safety of Mirepoix's house�察�and I hastily asked Pavannes at what 

time he had been arrested。 

     ;About an hour before midnight�察─�he answered。 

     ;Then you know nothing of what is happening�拭─                 �I replied quickly。 ; 

Why�察�even while we are loitering herebut listen� ─�

     And with all speed�察�stammering indeed in my haste and anxiety�察�I told 

him   what   I   had   noticed   in   the   streets�察  �and   the   hints   I   had   heard�察  �and   I 

showed him the badges with which Madame had furnished me。 

     His manner when he had heard me out frightened me still more。                     He 

drew me on in a kind of fury to a house in the windows of which some 

lighted candles had appeared not a minute before。 

     ;The ring� ─     �he cried�察 �let me see the ring�       �Whose is it�拭─�



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     He held up my hand to this chance light and we looked at the ring。                    It 

was   a   heavy   gold   signet�察  �with   one   curious   characteristic�此     �it   had   two 

facets。    On   one   of   these   was   engraved   the   letter   ;H�察─  �and   above   it   a 

crown。      On the other was an eagle with outstretched wings。 

     Pavannes   let   my   hand   drop   and   leaned   against   the   wall   in   sudden 

despair。     ;It   is   the   Duke   of   Guise's�察─  �he   muttered。  ;It   is   the   eagle   of 

Lorraine。; 

     ;Ha� ─    �said   I   softly�察  �seeing   light。 The   Duke   was   the   idol   then�察  �as 

later�察  �of   the   Parisian   populace�察  �and   I   understood   now   why   the   citizen 

soldiers had shown me such respect。               They had taken me for the Duke's 

envoy and confidant。 

     But I saw no farther。        Pavannes did�察�and murmured bitterly�察 �We may 

say  our   prayers�察  �we   Huguenots。       That   is   our   death´warrant。  To´morrow 

night there will not be one left in Paris�察�lad。            Guise has his father's death 

to avenge�察�and these cursed Parisians will do his bidding like the wolves 

they   are�    �The   Baron   de   Rosny   warned   us   of   this�察  �word   for   word。     I 

would to Heaven we had taken his advice� ─�

     ;Stay� ─     �I    criedhe    was    going    too    fast  for   me;stay� ─      �His 

monstrous       conception�察    �though     it  marched      some    way    with    my    own 

suspicions�察  �outran   them   far�      �I   saw   no   sufficient   grounds   for   it。   ;The 

Kingthe king would not permit such a thing�察�M。 de Pavannes�察─�I argued。 

     ;Boy�察�you are blind� ─        �he rejoined impatiently�察�for now he saw all and 

I nothing。     ;Yonder was the Duke of Anjou's captain Monsieur's officer�察�

the follower of France's brother�察�mark you� �And HEhe obeyed the Duke's 

ring�     �The   Duke   has   a   free   hand   to´   night�察  �and   he   hates   us。 And   the 

river。    Why are we not to cross the river�拭           �The King indeed�         �The King 

has    undone     us。  He     has  sold   us  to   his  brother   and   the   Guises。    VA 

CHASSER L'IDOLE; for the second time I heard the quaint phrase�察�which 

I learned afterwards was an anagram of the King's name�察�Charles de Valois�察�

used   by   the   Protestants    as   a  password;VA   CHASSER             L'IDOLE      has 

betrayed us�       �I remember the very words he used to the Admiral�察�'Now 

we have got you here we shall not let you go so easily��' Oh�察�the traitor� �



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The wretched traitor� ─�

     He leaned against the wall overcome by the horror of the conviction 

which had burst upon him�察�and unnerved by the imminence of the peril。 

At all times he was an unready man�察�I fancy�察�more fit�察�courage apart�察�for 

the college than the field�察�and now he gave way to despair。                  Perhaps the 

thought     of  his  wife   unmanned       him。    Perhaps     the  excitement     through 

which he had already gone tended to stupefy him�察�or the suddenness of the 

discovery。 

     At any rate�察�I was the first to gather my wits together�察�and my earliest 

impulse was to tear into two parts a white handkerchief I had in my pouch�察�

and fasten one to his sleeve�察�the other in his hat�察�in rough imitation of the 

badges I wore myself。 

     It will appear from this that I no longer trusted Madame d'O。                   I was 

not   convinced�察  �it   is   true�察  �of   her   conscious   guilt�察  �still   I   did   not   trust   her 

entirely。    ;Do not wear them on your return�察─�she had said and that was 

odd�察�although I could not yet believe that she was such a siren as Father 

Pierre   had   warned   us   of�察  �telling   tales   from   old   poets。 Yet   I   doubted�察�

shuddering   as   I   did   so。   Her   companionship   with   that   vile   priest�察  �her 

strange eagerness to secure Pavannes' return�察�her mysterious directions to 

me�察   �her   anxiety   to  take   her   sister  homehome�察      �where    she   would    be 

exposed to danger�察�as being in a known Huguenot's house these things 

pointed to but one conclusion�察�still that one was so horrible that I would 

not�察  �even   while   I   doubted   and   distrusted   her�察  �I   would   not�察  �I   could   not 

accept it。    I put it from me�察�and refused to believe it�察�although during the 

rest of that night it kept coming back to me and knocking for admission at 

my brain。 

     All   this   flashed   through   my   mind   while   I   was   fixing   on   Pavannes' 

badges。     Not that I lost time about it�察�for from the moment I grasped the 

position as he conceived it�察�every minute we had wasted on explanations 

seemed to me an hour。          I reproached myself for having forgotten even for 

an   instant   that   which   had   brought   us   to   townthe   rescue   of   Kit's   lover。 

We had small chance now of reaching him in time�察�misled as we had been 



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by this miserable mistake in identity。           If my companion's fears were well 

founded�察     �Louis   would     fall  in  the  general   massacre     of  the   Huguenots�察�

probably  before   we   could   reach   him。       If   ill´founded�察  �still   we  had   small 

reason   to   hope。    Bezers'   vengeance   would   not   wait。        I   knew   him   too 

well    to  think   it。  A   Guise     might   spare    his  foe�察 �but   the  Vidamethe 

Vidame   never�       �We   had   warned   Madame   de   Pavannes   it   was   true�察  �but 

that   abnormal   exercise   of   benevolence   could   only�察  �I   cynically   thought�察�

have   the   more   exasperated   the   devil   within   him�察  �which   now   would   be 

ravening like a dog disappointed of its victuals。 

     I glanced up at the line of sky visible between the tall houses�察�and lo� �

the    dawn    was    coming。     It   wanted    s

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