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"Are you going to Marsac, monsieur?" replied the woman. "I don't know," he said sharply. "Is it far from hence to Marsac?" he repeated, after giving the woman time to notice his red ribbon. "In a chaise, a matter of half an hour," said the innkeeper's wife. "Do you think that Monsieur and Madame Sechard are likely to be there in winter?" "To be sure; they live there all the year round."
It was the half of a gold carolus, the broken edge of the coin being rough and jagged. 'Show that to Mademoiselle, my friend, Du Mornay continued, 'and she will accompany you. She has the other half. 'But be careful, Henry added eagerly, 'to make no mention, even to her, of the King of Navarre. You mark me, M. de Marsac!
I withdrew early to my chamber, and long I lay awake, revolving a gloomy future in my mind. I had given no thought to what I should do after having offered my explanation to Monsieur de Marsac on the morrow, nor could I now bring myself to consider it with any degree of interest. I would communicate with Chatellerault to inform him that I accounted my wager lost.
Would he paint those the shadows as well as the lights? Or would he see her as Marsac, the Frenchman, had seen her, the pretty, irresponsible child of fortune who lived only for others who were as gay as herself with no more serious purpose in life than to become, as Olga had said, "the champeen lady-aviator of Madison Avenue."
'Who sent you here? he asked, when he had so far recovered his senses as to recognise me, which he did with great surprise. 'I am here, sire, I answered evasively, 'to place myself at your Majesty's service. 'Such loyalty is rare, he answered, with a bitter sneer. 'But stand up, sir. I suppose I must be thankful for small mercies, and, losing a Mercoeur, be glad to receive a Marsac.
The night comes on and it is a long sail; but you will not be afraid. The White Chief will take you in, but when you tell your story say it was Indians who stole you. For if you bring any harm to Louis Marsac I will follow you and kill you even if it were leagues beyond sunset, in the wild land that no one has penetrated. Remember. Promise by the great Manitou. Kiss my hand;" and she held it out.
'Where did you find this? I said. 'I picked it up in the street, he answered quietly, 'not three hundred paces from here. I thought a moment. 'In the gutter, or near the wall? I asked. 'Near the wall, to be sure. 'Under a window? 'Precisely, he said. 'You may be easy; I am not a fool. I marked the place, M. de Marsac, and shall not forget it.
'Then it is to be put about that Mademoiselle de la Vire had fled from Chize with M. de Marsac, is it? I thought that! 'Through the assistance of M. de Marsac, I retorted, correcting her coldly. 'It is for you, mademoiselle, I continued, 'to weigh that disadvantage against the unpleasantness of remaining here. It only remains for me to ask you to decide quickly.
Then she doubled up her small hand and struck the mouth that had so profaned her. "Hah! knave," cried a voice beside her. "Let the child alone! And answer to me. What business had you with this canoe? Child, where are your friends?" "My business with it was that I hired and paid for it," cried Marsac, angrily, and the next instant he felt for his knife. "Paid for it?" repeated the other.
'M. de Marsac! the page announced, in a tone which sounded a little odd in my ears; so much so, that I turned quickly to look at him. He was gone, however, and when I turned again the eyes which met mine were full of smiles. A young girl who stood near me tittered. Put out of countenance by this, I looked round in embarrassment to find someone to whom I might apply.
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