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There remained two holes made by the daggers of the robbers, but Pertinax had had them embroidered in gold. Eustache de Miradoux did not shine; he had had to clothe Lardille, Militor, and the two children. All the gentlemen were there admiring each other, when M. de Loignac entered frowning, and placed himself in front of them, with a countenance anything but agreeable.
"I do not know; they talked so loudly that some passers-by approached, and asked if you were really coming. They were about to reply, when a man approached, whom I think was De Loignac, and touched them on the shoulder. He said some words in a low voice, and they looked submissive, and accompanied him, so that I know no more; but be on your guard." "You did not follow them?" "Yes, but from afar.
See what it is to have defensive arms." "Gentlemen," cried Montcrabeau, "I take it off; so much the worse for those who prefer seeing me with offensive instead of defensive arms;" and he gave his cuirass to his lackey, a man about fifty years of age. "Peace! peace!" cried De Loignac, "and let us go to table." Meanwhile the lackey whispered to Pertinax, "And am I not to sup?
The man turned pale, but said, "I am Eustache de Miradoux, and M. de St. Maline is my patron." "Oh!" said De Loignac, a little mollified at this name, "well, search again." They turned to their pockets again, and began to re-examine them. "Why, what do I see there, on the sleeve of that blockhead?" said De Loignac. "Yes, yes!" cried the father. "I remember, now, Lardille sewed it on."
"They have left him his sword." "Mordieu! he commands." "Our people! There has been treason." "Oh! madame; they are not our people." "You are mad, Mayneville!" But at that moment De Loignac, at the head of the first body of guards, cried, brandishing his large sword, "Vive le Roi!" "Vive le Roi!" replied enthusiastically all the Forty-five, with their Gascon accent.
Voices rose, and the mirth grew loud with all, except Carmainges, who still thought of the mysterious page. He sat by M. de Loignac, who said to him: "Here are a number of joyful people, and they do not know what for." "Nor I, neither; but at least I am an exception." "You are wrong, for you are one of those to whom Paris is a paradise." "Do not laugh at me, M. de Loignac."
Maline glanced at De Loignac, who was too much accustomed to these honors not to be indifferent to them; and he could not but feel the superiority of his calm and modest demeanor, and even would try to imitate, for a few minutes, until the thought would recur again, "I am seen and looked at, and people say, 'Who is that happy gentleman who accompanies the king?" St.
"But you have not explained to me," said the duchess, with her insinuating smile, "how you happened to be free this evening, and how you came." "This evening, madame, I was thinking of asking permission of De Loignac, our captain, who is very kind to me, when the order came to give a night's holiday to the Forty-five." "And on what account was this leave given?"
"I shall have," De Loignac continued, "for smaller offenses lighter punishments, as imprisonment, for instance. For this time, I spare the lives of M. de Montcrabeau and M. de Pincornay, because they probably acted in ignorance, and shall only enforce against them my third method of punishment a fine. You have received one thousand livres apiece, gentlemen; you will each return one hundred."
"Now, D'Epernon, no more quarrels," said the king; "and you must at once pardon in this brave fellow what you looked upon as a want of loyalty, but which I regard as a proof of honesty." "Parfandious!" said the duke, changing his expression like a mask, "this trial has done you honor, my dear Carmainges, and you are really a fine fellow is he not, De Loignac?
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