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Updated: May 16, 2025
The corporal had cut one of the second row of bars, when he was interrupted by M. d'Escorval, who, without discontinuing his reading, had approached and pulled Bavois's long coat to attract his attention. He turned quickly. "What is it?" "I heard a singular noise." "Where?" "In the adjoining room where the ropes are." Honest Bavois muttered a terrible oath. "Do they intend to betray us?
But Corporal Bavois's moments were too precious to be wasted in idle conjectures. "Better go down on the double-quick," he said aloud, as if to spur on his courage. "Come, my friend, spit on your hands and be off!" As he spoke the old soldier threw himself flat on his belly and crawled slowly backward to the verge of the precipice. The spirit was strong, but the flesh shuddered.
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