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At that moment there appeared the face of Placido Penitente, who was accompanied by the pyrotechnician that we saw receiving orders from Simoun. The newcomers were surrounded and importuned for news. "I haven't been able to talk with the prisoners," explained Placido. "There are some thirty of them." "Be on your guard," cautioned the pyrotechnician, exchanging a knowing look with Placido.
If he had been caught in a burning storehouse of fireworks rockets, Roman candles, pinwheels, and all the ingenious products of the pyrotechnician the experience might have been like this, only a thousand times less terrifying. He dodged and ducked, and threw up his hands to shield his face, expecting instantly that one of those exploding things would make an end of him.
At last when he subsided, Fyodor asked sullenly: "And what is your occupation, sir?" "I make Bengal lights and fireworks. I am a pyrotechnician." They began ringing for matins. Fyodor gave the customer the boots, took the money for them, and went to church.
Another fit of coughing on the part of the poor silversmith prevented further conversation, so the workmen and apprentices retired to their homes, carrying with them hammers and saws, and other implements, more or less cutting, more or less bruising, disposed to sell their lives dearly. Placido and the pyrotechnician went out again.
The adviser of" he made a mysterious gesture "is fortunately sick." "Simoun!" "Ahem, ahem, a-h-hem!" Placido and the pyrotechnician exchanged another look. "If he hadn't got sick " "It would look like a revolution," added the pyrotechnician negligently, as he lighted a cigarette in the lamp chimney. "And what should we do then?"
"Rather say that he's playing off sick because he's afraid to go out. As may be seen " The silversmith was attacked by another fit of coughing so severe that he finally asked all to retire. "Nevertheless, get ready," warned the pyrotechnician. "If they want to force us to kill or be killed "
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