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Citizen Chauvelin was only saying to-day that he strongly suspected the ci-devant Comtesse de Sucy of having left the bulk of her valuable jewellery at the chateau, and that she would make some effort to get possession of it. It would be rather fine, citizen Tournefort," he added with a chuckle, "if you and I could steal a march on citizen Chauvelin over this affair, what?
The doctor saw in that sudden pallor alarming symptoms; he felt the colonel's pulse, found him in a violent fever, and half persuaded, half compelled him to go to bed. Then he gave him a dose of opium to ensure a calm sleep. Eight days elapsed, during which Colonel de Sucy struggled against mortal agony; tears no longer came to his eyes.
Shortly before the loss of the fleet the General-in Chief had formed the design of visiting Suez, to examine the traces of the ancient canal which united the Nile to the Gulf of Arabia, and also to cross the latter. The revolt at Cairo caused this project to be adjourned until the month of December. Before his departure for Suez. Bonaparte granted the commissary Sucy leave to return to France.
Monsieur de Sucy made a few steps to tear himself away from the sight; but he stopped, whistled the air that Stephanie had known, and when she did not come to him, went on with staggering steps like a drunken man, still whistling, but never turning back. General Philippe de Sucy was thought in the social world to be a very agreeable man, and above all a very gay one.
"Then we must not reproach each other, monsieur, for the sight of the countess has almost killed my friend, Monsieur de Sucy." "Heavens! can you mean Baron Philippe de Sucy?" cried the doctor, clasping his hands. "Did he go to Russia; was he at the passage of the Beresina?"
"Come, come," cried M. de Sucy, "forward! One short hour's march, and we shall be at Cassan with a good dinner before us." "You never were in love, that is positive," returned the Councillor, with a comically piteous expression. "You are as inexorable as Article 304 of the Penal Code!" Philip de Sucy shuddered violently.
M. de Sucy has had some very violent shock; he is a man of strong passions, but, with his temperament, the first shock decides everything. He will very likely be out of danger to-morrow." The doctor was perfectly right. The next day the patient was allowed to see his friend. "I want you to do something for me, dear d'Albon," Philip said, grasping his friend's hand.
Aha! is it you, old fellow?" returned M. de Sucy, looking round at the aide-de-camp, who like himself was not more than twenty-three years old. "I fancied you were on the other side of this confounded river. Do you come to bring us sweetmeats for dessert? You will get a warm welcome," he added, as he tore away a strip of bark from the wood and gave it to his horse by way of fodder.
He mentions Monge, Berthollet, Andreossy, the paymaster, Junot, and Bourrienne, secretary to the General-in-Chief. It has also been stated that Sucy, the commissary-general, was seriously wounded while bravely defending a gunboat laden with provisions; but this is incorrect. We had no communication with the army until the 23d of July.
"Now, what do you mean to do?" asked the aide-de-camp. "Drag them along!" answered Sucy. "You are mad!" "You are right!" exclaimed Philip, folding his arms on his breast. Suddenly a desperate plan occurred to him. "Look you here!" he said, grasping his sentinel by the unwounded arm. "I leave her in your care for one hour.
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