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Outwardly calm and steady, he reached his post just as the clock was striking twelve; he was ever punctuality itself, and he was due on duty at noon. "Well, Colas," he said to his colleague, "here I am; you can go now." "Good!" said the warder. "I'll be off at once. I'm on again at six to-night," and he moved away. "Everything all right?"
This infuriated him to such an extent that, having the dinner-knife in his hand the knife which would have assisted at the mouse's banquet as well as his own he rushed at the warder, who fortunately escaped through the open door of the cell, the prisoner striking the knife into the door. In the result the prisoner was indicted on the charge of attempting to murder the warder.
And for the first time in his life he embraced his son, took the boy's head between his hands, and kissed him on the forehead. Franz Vogt felt the trembling of the old man's lips, and choked back his own tears. As the warder was taking him back down the long passage he looked round once more. His father was just going out of the door, and a ray of sunlight fell on the venerable white head.
There was no possibility of going round it, yet the drawbridges were already raised and the gates locked, so he boldly called the warder and showed his passport. An officer asked to see the artist. Ulrich said that he would follow him; but the soldier was not satisfied, and ordered him to alight and accompany him to the commandant.
"I will recommend him to do this with all my strength, sir; but for a good and honest heart it is hard to be familiar with such people." "Of two evils, choose the least. I go to ask for Germain. But, stop," said the warder, reflecting; "there are only two visitors left; as soon as they are gone no more will come to-day, for it is now two o'clock I will send for Germain; you can talk more at ease.
I was going my round one morning when, passing along a passage, I became aware of a strange, muffled roar from the other side of the wall. "'What is that noise? I asked the warder who was with me. "'Prisoners seeing their friends, he answered. 'Like to have a look at them, sir? "He unlocked a small door and, as he threw it open, the distant, muffled sound swelled into a deafening roar.
"So that, even with our friends waiting for us, we are tied hand and foot." "No," said Geoffrey, with a smile at his friend's gloom; "but that is just what the Warder must say." "What! Seize him and tie him up?" asked Featherstone, with a flash in his eyes that made the shaven prisoner a soldier again. "Bravo, Ripon! It can be done. What a mole I am."
"She has returned from the Law Courts, sir," said one of the soldiers, coming forward with his fingers lifted to his cap. "Well, hand her over to the chief warder. I won't have this sort of thing." "Yes, sir." "Sokoloff, take her in!" shouted the assistant inspector.
During this space the great door of the refectory had been thrown open, and when Tetzel with his old mother moved that way, desiring the guests to follow him, my Uncle Christian, Ann's faithful friend, whispered to me that Herdegen had told him that he was now pledged to his "dear little warder," and likewise what was on hand between him and the Junker von Beust.
Ned was pleased with the news, for he thought it likely that Genet might have been there before on similar errands, and his person be known to the governor. In ten minutes the warder returned. "The prisoners are without," he said, "and ready to depart." Pulling his bonnet well down over his eyes, Ned went out into the courtyard. "You are to accompany me to Brussels, countess," he said gruffly.
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