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might have shaken the stoutest heart�察�and blanched the swarthiest cheek�察�

Bezers disappeared within� �

     It was then I saw the power of discipline and custom。                   Few as were 

the   troopers   who   had   followed   hima   mere   handfulthey   fell   without 

hesitation on the foremost of the crowd�察�who were already in confusion�察�

stumbling and falling over their leader's body�察�and hurled them back pell´ 

mell along the gallery。        The throng below had no firearms�察�and could give 

no aid at the moment�察�the stage was narrow�察�in two minutes the Vidame's 

people had swept it clear of the crowd and were in possession of it。                  A tall 

fellow took up the priest's body�察�dead or alive�察�I do not know which�察�and 

flung it as if it had been a sack of corn over the rail。             It fell with a heavy 

thud on the ground。         I heard a piercing scream that rose above that babel´ 

´one shrill scream�       �and the mob closed round and hid the thing。 

     If the rascals had had the wit to make at once for the right´hand stairs�察�

where   we   stood   with   two   or   three   of   Bezers'   men   who   had   kept   their 

saddles�察�I think they might easily have disposed of us�察�encumbered as we 

were�察�by the horses�察�and then they could have attacked the handful on the 

gallery   on   both   flanks。    But   the   mob   had   no   leaders�察  �and   no   plan   of 

operations。      They   seized   indeed   two   or   three   of   the   scattered   troopers�察�

and   tearing   them   from   their   horses�察  �wreaked   their   passion   upon   them 

horribly。     But   most   of   the   Switzers   escaped�察  �thanks   to   the   attention   the 



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mob paid to the houses and what was going forward on the galleries�察�and 

these�察�extricating themselves joined us one by one�察�so that gradually a little 

ring of stern faces gathered about the stair´ foot。              A moment's hesitation�察�

and seeing no help for it�察�we ranged ourselves with them�察�and�察�unchecked 

as unbidden�察�sprang on three of the led horses。 

     All this passed more quickly than I can relate it�此               �so that before our 

feet were well in the stirrups a partial silence�察�then a mightier roar of anger 

at once proclaimed and hailed the re´ appearance of the Vidame。                     Bigoted 

beyond   belief   were   the   mob   of   Paris   of   that   day�察  �cruel�察  �vengeful�察  �and 

always athirst for blood�察�and this man had killed not only their leader but a 

priest。    He   had   committed   sacrilege�         �What   would   they   do�拭     �I   could 

just�察  �by   stooping   forward�察  �command   a   side   view   of   the   gallery�察  �and   the 

scene passing there was such that I forgot in it our own peril。 

     For     surely   in   all   his  reckless     life  Bezers     had    never    been    so 

emphatically        the   man    for   the   situationhad      never    shown     to   such 

advantage as at this moment when he stood confronting the sea of faces�察�

the sneer on his lip�察�a smile in his eyes�察�and looked down unblenching�察�a 

figure   of   scorn�察  �on   the   men   who   were   literally   agape   for   his   life。 The 

calm   defiance   of   his   steadfast   look   fascinated   even   me。       Wonder   and 

admiration for the time took the place of dislike。              I could scarcely believe 

that there was not some atom of good in this man so fearless。                       And no 

face but one no face I think in the world�察�but onecould have drawn my 

eyes   from  him。      But   that   one   face   was   beside him。     I   clutched   Marie's 

arm�察�and pointed to the bareheaded figure at Bezers' right hand。 

     It   was   Louis   himself�此   �our   Louis   de   Pavannes�察  �But   he   was   changed 

indeed   from   the   gay   cavalier   I   remembered�察  �and   whom   I   had   last   seen 

riding down the street at Caylus�察�smiling back at us�察�and waving his adieux 

to his mistress�       �Beside the Vidame he had the air of being slight�察�even 

short。     The   face   which   I   had   known   so   bright   and   winning�察  �was   now 

white and set。       His fair�察�curling hairscarce darker than Croisette'shung 

dank�察�bedabbled with blood which flowed from a wound in his head。                         His 

sword was gone�察�his dress was torn and disordered and covered with dust。 



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His lips moved。        But he held up his head�察�he bore himself bravely with it 

all�察�so bravely�察�that I choked�察�and my heart seemed bursting as I looked at 

him standing there forlorn and now unarmed。                 I knew that Kit seeing him 

thus would gladly have died with him�察�and I thanked God she did not see 

him。     Yet    there  was    a  quietness    in  his  fortitude   which    made     a  great 

difference between his air and that of Bezers。              He lacked�察�as became one 

looking unarmed on certain death�察�the sneer and smile of the giant beside 

him。 

     What was   the Vidame   about   to do�拭         �I   shuddered   as   I   asked   myself。 

Not surrender him�察�not fling him bodily to the people�拭                  �No not that�此      �I 

felt sure he would let no others share his vengeance that his pride would 

not suffer that。     And even while I wondered the doubt was solved。                  I saw 

Bezers   raise   his   hand   in   a   peculiar   fashion。 Simultaneously   a   cry   rang 

sharply out   above the  tumult�察 �and down   in   headlong   charge   towards the 

farther steps came the band of horsemen�察�who had got clear of the crowd 

on that side。 They were but ten or twelve�察�but under his eye they charged�察�

as if they had been a thousand。           The rabble shrank from the collision�察�and 

fled    aside。   Quick     as  thought    the   riders  swerved�察    �and   changing     their 

course�察�galloped through the looser part of the throng�察�and in a trice drew 

rein side by side with us�察�a laugh and a jeer on their reckless lips。 

     It was neatly done�此       �and while it was being done the Vidame and his 

knot   of   men�察  �with   those   who   had   been   searching   the   building�察  �hurried 

down   the   gallery   towards   us�察  �their   rear   cleared   for   the   moment   by   the 

troopers' feint。     The dismounted men came bundling down the steps�察�their 

eyes aglow with the war´fire�察�and got horses as they could。                  Among them 

I   lost   sight   of   Louis�察  �but   perceived   him   presently�察  �pale   and   bewildered�察�

mounted      behind   a   trooper。    A   man    sprang   up    before   each    of   us  too�察�

greeting our appearance merely by a grunt of surprise。                For it was no time 

to   ask   or   answer。   The     mob    was   recovering     itself�察  �and  each   moment 

brought it reinforcements�察�while its fury was augmented by the trick   we 

had played it�察�and the prospect of our escape。 

     We   were   under   forty�察  �all   told�察  �and   some   men   were   riding   double。 



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Bezers' eye glanced hastily over his array�察�and lit on us three。 He turned 

and gave some order to his lieutenant。               The fellow spurred his horse�察�a 

splendid grey�察�as powerful as his master's�察�alongside of Croisette�察�threw his 

arm round the lad�察�and dragged him dexterously on to his own crupper。                       I 

did   not   understand   the   action�察  �but   I   saw   Croisette   settle   himself   behind 

Blaise   Bure   for   he it   wasand   supposed   no harm  was   intended。          The 

next moment we had surged forward�察�and were swaying to and fro in the 

midst of the

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