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"You have neither received nor concealed anyone this evening?" "No one." "It will be necessary to prove this," said the captain. And turning toward the door: "Corporal Bavois!" he called. This man was one of those old soldiers who had followed the Emperor over all Europe.
M. de Bragadin answered that De la Haye could take up his quarters with us in his palace, and that Bavois was to write to his protector, the Pope, entreating His Holiness to recommend him to the ambassador of Venice, who would then forward that recommendation to the Senate, and that Bavois could, in that way, feel sure of good employment.
It was time, for a cramp seized him with such violence that he was obliged to sit down and rest for a moment. That the baron had been killed by his fall, Bavois did not doubt for an instant. But this catastrophe did not produce much effect upon the old soldier, who had seen so many comrades fall by his side on the field of battle.
Honest Bavois looked the situation full in the face, and saw that it was desperate. "Well, Corporal, your jig is up!" he murmured, "At daybreak they will find that the baron's cell is empty. They will poke their heads out of the window, and they will see you here, like a stone saint upon his pedestal.
Who knows of what he might be capable under such circumstances? He will say, at first, that he can do nothing that he sees no way to save the baron. You will tell him that he must find a means, if he does not wish this letter sent to Paris, to one of his enemies " He paused; he heard the grating of the bolt. Corporal Bavois reappeared. "The half hour expired ten minutes ago," he said, sadly.
"But I have money," interrupted Maurice, unbuckling a belt filled with gold, which he had put on under his clothing on the night of the revolt. "Eh! we are fortunate!" cried Bavois. "Give me some, and I will soon find some shop in the suburbs where I can purchase a change of clothing."
I thought that excess of imitation perfectly scandalous, and I could not help telling De la Haye that he ought to change his pupil's deportment, because such servile mimicry would only expose him to bitter raillery. As I was giving him my opinion on that subject, Bavois made his appearance, and when he had spent an hour in the company of the young man he was entirely of the same mind.
Maurice, who approached, followed by Corporal Bavois, brought them back to the exigencies of the present. "Ought we not to make haste and carry away my father?" he asked. "Must we not be in Piedmont before evening?" "Yes!" exclaimed the officers, "let us start at once."
Henriette Receives the Visit of M. d'Antoine I Accompany Her as Far as Geneva and Then I Lose Her I Cross the St. Bernard, and Return to Parma A Letter from Hensiette My Despair De La Haye Becomes Attached to Me Unpleasant Adventure with an Actress and Its Consequences I Turn a Thorough Bigot Bavois I Mystify a Bragging Officer.
I got to M. de Bragadin's just as the soup was being served. He welcomed me heartily, and was delighted at having foreseen that I should thus surprise them. Besides my two other old friends, there were De la Haye, Bavois, and Dr. Righelini at table. "What! you without a cloak!" said M. Dandolo. "Yes," said I; "for having gone out with my mask on I forgot to bring one:"
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