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"And he lives all alone?" exclaimed Madame Graslin, adding the two last words hastily. "Excuse me, not quite alone, madame; he takes care of a boy about fifteen years old," said Maurice Champion. "Yes, that's so," said Colorat; "La Curieux gave birth to the child some little time before Farrabesche was condemned." "Is it his child?" asked Madame Graslin. "People think so."
Both Farrabesche and his son were specially developed on their physical side, possessing many of the characteristics of savages, piercing sight, constant observation, absolute self-control, a keen ear, wonderful agility, and an intelligent manner of speaking.
Now, you have not done this thing from the sole impulse and simplicity of virtue. You have fallen from the heights of humanity to the indulgence of the individual creature. Your benevolence to Farrabesche and Catherine carries with it so many memories and forbidden thoughts that it has lost all merit in the eyes of God. Tear from your heart the remains of the javelin evil planted there.
Grossetete sent down some beautiful furniture. The clock tower, copied from that at Vevay, made a charming effect in the landscape. Six boats, two for each pond, were secretly built, painted, and rigged during the winter by Farrabesche and Guepin, assisted by the carpenter of Montegnac.
"Here!" cried Veronique. "Where is she?" "My husband took her to the chalet." "Very good," said Madame Graslin; "tell Farrabesche to go elsewhere. Inform that lady that my mother will go to her; tell her to expect the visit." As soon as it was dark Veronique, leaning on her mother's arm, walked slowly through the park to the chalet.
Wasn't that ill-luck? and such a lad, too! knew how to read and write, and bid fair to be a general. The family grieved terribly, and good reason, too. As for me, I heard all about his death, for I was serving at that time under L'AUTRE. Oh! he made a fine death, did Captain Farrabesche; he saved the army and the Little Corporal.
Just then Farrabesche appeared, pulled along by his son. He was pale and speechless in presence of Catherine and Madame Graslin. His heart told him actively benevolent the one had been, and how deeply the other had suffered in his absence. Veronique led away the rector, who, on his side, was anxious to talk with her alone.
Catherine wept like the Magdalen See, madame," said Farrabesche, holding out his right arm, "her face was in that hand, and I felt it wet with tears. She implored me to live. Monsieur Bonnet promised to secure me, when I had served my sentence, a peaceful life here with my child, and to protect me against affront. He catechised me as he would a little child.
"All that men of genius discover," said Madame Graslin, "seems so simple that every one thinks they might have discovered it themselves. But," she added, as if to herself, "genius has this fine thing about it, it resembles all the world, but no one resembles it." "I understood Monsieur Bonnet at once," continued Farrabesche; "it did not take him many words to tell me what I had to do.
One day they surprised him with three of his comrades; two were wounded, one was killed, good! Farrabesche was all but taken. Bah! he just sprang on the horse of one of the gendarmes behind the man, pricked the horse with his knife, made it run with all its might, and so disappeared, holding the gendarme tight round the body.
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