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fill them。     Some room must be found for mine。; 

     ;To   be   sure�     �Make   way   for   the   king� ─     �he   retorted。     While     one 

jeered ;VIVE LE ROI� ─             �and the rest laughed。         Not good´ humouredly�察�

but with a touch of spitefulness。 

     Quarrels between gentlemen's servants were as common then as they 

are   to´day。    But   the   masters seldom  condescended   to interfere。  ;Let   the 

fellows   fight   it   out�察─  �was   the   general   sentiment。     Here�察  �however�察  �poor 

Jean was over´matched�察�and we had no choice but to see to it ourselves。 

     ;Come�察  �men�察  �have   a   care   that   you   do   not   get   into   trouble�察─  �I   urged�察�

restraining   Croisette   by   a   touch�察  �for   I   by   no   means   wished   to   have   a 

repetition     of   the  catastrophe     which     had   happened      at  Caylus。     ;These 

horses belong to the Vicomte de Caylus。                If your master be a friend of his�察�

as   may   very   probably   be   the   case�察  �you   will   run   the   risk   of   getting   into 

trouble。; 

     I   thought   I   heard�察  �as   I   stopped   speaking�察  �a   subdued   muttering�察  �and 

fancied   I   caught   the   words�察   �PAPEGOT�           �Down   with   the   Guises� ─  �But 

the   spokesman's   only   answer   aloud   was   ;Cock´a´doodle´doo� ─   �Cock´a´ 

doodle´doo� ─       �he repeated�察�flapping his arms in defiance。 ;Here is a cock 

of a fine hackle� ─        �And so on�察�and so forth�察�while he turned grinning to 

his companions�察�looking for their applause。 

     I was itching to chastise him�察�and yet hesitating�察�lest the thing should 



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have its serious side�察�when a new actor appeared。                 ;Shame�察�you brutes� ─�

cried a   shrill voice   above us in the clouds   it   seemed。          I looked up�察  �and 

saw two girls�察�coarse and handsome�察�standing at a window over the stable�察�

a   light   between   them。    ;For   shame�      �Don't   you   see   that   they   are   mere 

children�拭     �Let them be�察─�cried one。 

     The men laughed louder than ever�察�and for me�察�I could not stand by 

and be called a child。         ;Come here�察─�I said�察�beckoning to the man in the 

doorway。       ;Come here�察�you rascal�察�and I will give you the thrashing you 

deserve for speaking to a gentleman� ─�

     He lounged forward�察�a heavy fellow�察�taller than myself and six inches 

wider   at   the   shoulders。    My   heart   failed   me   a   little   as   I   measured   him。 

But the thing had to be done。           If I was slight�察�I was wiry as a hound�察�and 

in   the   excitement   had   forgotten   my   fatigue。      I   snatched   from   Marie   a 

loaded riding´whip he carried�察�and stepped forward。 

     ;Have a care�察�little man� ─        �cried the girl gailyyet half in pity�察�I think。 

;Or that fat pig will kill you� ─�

     My antagonist did not join in the laugh this time。              Indeed it struck me 

that his eye wandered and that he was not so ready to enter the ring as his 

mates were to form it。         But before I could try his mettle�察�a hand was laid 

on my shoulder。         A man appearing from I do not know wherefrom the 

dark   fringe   of   the   group�察  �I   supposepushed   me   aside�察  �roughly�察  �but   not 

discourteously。 

     ;Leave   this   to   me� ─   �he   said�察  �coolly   stepping   before   me。    ;Do   not 

dirty  your hands with the knave�察�master。              I am pining for work and the 

job will just suit me�       �I will fit him for the worms before the nuns above 

can say an AVE� ─�

     I looked at the newcomer。           He was a stout fellow�察�not over tall�察�nor 

over big�察�swarthy�察�with prominent features。              The plume of his bonnet was 

broken�察 �but   he   wore   it   in   a   rakish   fashion�察  �and   altogether   he   swaggered 

with   so   dare´devil   an   air�察  �clinking   his   spurs   and   swinging   out   his   long 

sword recklessly�察�that it was no wonder three or four of the nearest fellows 

gave back a foot。 



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     ;Come   on� ─      �he   cried�察  �boisterously�察   �forming    a   ring  by   the  simple 

process of sweeping his blade from side to side�察�while he made the dagger 

in his left hand flash round his head。           ;Who is for the game�拭          �Who will 

strike   a   blow   for   the   little Admiral�拭  �Will   you   come   one�察  �two�察 �three   at 

once�察   �or   all  together�拭   �Anyway�察      �come    on�察  �you;   And    he   closed   his 

challenge with a volley of frightful oaths�察�directed at the group opposite。 

     ;It is no quarrel of yours�察─�said the big man�察�sulkily�察�making no show 

of drawing his sword�察�but rather drawing back himself。 

     ;All quarrels are my quarrels�          �and no quarrels are your quarrels。 That 

is   about   the   truth�察  �I   fancy� ─�was   the   smart   retort�察  �which   our   champion 

rendered   more   emphatic   by  a   playful   lunge   that   caused   the   big   bully   to 

skip again。 

     There was a loud laugh at this�察�even among the enemy's backers。 ;Bah�察�

the great pig� ─     �ejaculated the girl above。        ;Spit him� ─�and she spat down 

on the whilom Hectorwho made no great figure now。 

     ;Shall   I   bring   you   a   slice   of   him�察  �my   dear�拭─�asked   my   rakehelly 

friend�察�looking up and making his sword play round the shrinking wretch。 

;Just a tit´bit�察�my love�拭─       �he added persuasively。          ;A mouthful of white 

liver and caper sauce�拭─�

     ;Not for me�察�the beast� ─        �the girl cried�察�amid the laughter of the yard。 

     ;Not a bit�拭    �If I warrant him tender�拭        �Ladies' meat�拭─�

     ;Bah�     �no� ─    �and she stolidly spat down again。 

     ;Do you hear�拭        �The lady has no taste for you�察─�the tormentor cried。 

;Pig   of   a  Gascon� ─    �And   deftly  sheathing   his   dagger�察  �he seized   the   big 

coward by the ear�察�and turning him round�察�gave him a heavy kick which 

sent him spinning over a bucket�察�and down against the wall。                      There the 

bully remained�察 �swearing and   rubbing himself   by turns�察  �while the victor 

cried boastfully�察 �Enough of him。            If anyone wants to take up his quarrel�察�

Blaise Bure is his man。          If not�察 �let us have an end   of it。        Let   someone 

find stalls for the gentlemen's horses before they catch a chill�察�and have 

done with it。      As for me�察─�he added�察�and then he turned to us and removed 

his   hat   with   an   exaggerated   flourish�察   �I   am   your   lordship's   servant   to 



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command。; 

     I  thanked     him   with   a  heartiness�察   �half´earnest�察  �half´assumed。       His 

cloak was ragged�察�his trunk hose�察�which had once been fine enough�察�were 

stained�察   �and   almost    pointless�察   �He   swaggered      inimitably��and     had   led´ 

captain written large upon him。           But he had done us a service�察�for Jean 

had no further trouble about the horses。             And besides one has a natural 

liking for a brave man�察�and this man was brave beyond question。 

     ;You     are  from   Orleans�察─    �he  said   respectfully   enough�察    �but  as   one 

asserting a fact�察�not asking a question。 

     ;Yes�察─�I answered�察�somewhat astonished�察 �Did you see us come in�拭─�

     ;No�察�but I looked at your boots�察�gentlemen�察─�he replied。               ;White dust�察�

north�察�red dust�察�south。       Do you see�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�I see�察─�I said�察�with admiration。           ;You must have been brought 

up in a sharp school�察�M。 Bure。; 

     ;Sharp masters make sharp scholars�察─�he replied�察�grinning。                 And that 

answer I had occ

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