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A fourth shell tore away the corner of the house without injuring any one. "Your orders, my general, in case our observers can locate the Hun battery?" asked a staff officer, coming in from the next room and resting a hand on a telephone instrument. "If the enemy battery can be located," replied General Bazain, "let it be destroyed."
After which he went to Bazain, there to speak with the deputy-governor of the Indies, Don Garcia de Saa, whom Don John de Castro had named, upon his death-bed, to supply his place. The Father was desirous to obtain his letters of recommendation to the governor of Malacca, that, in virtue of them, his passage to Japan might be made more easy.
Rapidly the staff officer sent his message to the artillery post of command. "But surely you will go to a shelter?" asked the staff officer, laying down the instrument when he had finished. "It will be inconvenient," sighed the division commander. "The light here is much better." Yet General Bazain permitted himself to be persuaded to remove from this now highly dangerous spot.
"General Bazain is most eager to meet you, and has the leisure at this moment," the Frenchman announced. He led his guests through the adjoining room, where half a dozen younger French officers rose hastily, standing at salute.
As the three hastened out not one of them sent as much as a glance in the direction of the unhappy Noyez. Seating himself in his chair General Bazain, after courteously excusing himself, closed his eyes as though to sleep. The arresting party and Noyez withdrew to the adjoining room. More than an hour passed ere the three staff officers returned and hastened into the division commander's office.
Then on into a third room, just over the sill of which Captain Ribaut halted, bringing his heels quickly together as he called out: "General Bazain, I have the honor to present to you four American officers, Major " And so on, through the list of names.
But being made a receiver of the public revenues by the viceroy Don John de Castro, he thought no more of Portugal, but relapsed into his first debauches. Xavier was wholly lost to his remembrance when he happened to meet him at Bazain.
General Bazain ordered. "Yet, Noyez, I will say that it seems to me incredible that any Frenchman could have been so ignoble as you have proved yourself to he." "A Frenchman?" repeated Noyez disdainfully. "No Frenchman am I. Already I am condemned, so I no longer need even pretend that I am French. No! Though I was born in Alsace, my father's name was Bamberger.
"You may speak for yourself," retorted the German colonel gruffly, betraying the fact that he understood the language. Halted four times by sentries, the party at last reached division headquarters. Outside a young staff officer awaited them. "General Bazain has risen and dressed," stated the staff officer. "He had undertaken to snatch two hours' sleep, but this cannot be his night to sleep.
Understanding there, that the viceroy Don John de Castro was at Bazain, towards the gulph of Cambaya, he embarked anew, notwithstanding that the season was improper for navigation; as judging that a business of such consequence could not be too soon concluded, and that delays frequently ruined the most hopeful affairs.
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