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He was so utterly grotesque that the crowd shrieked with laughter. Bobichel's name did not appear on the handbill. It had been omitted to leave more room for that of his friend Fanfar, and Gudel had called him to introduce him, so to speak, to the crowd. Fanfar and Caillette were alone. He was trying the ropes of the trapeze, while she was giving some finishing touches to the interior decoration.
Robeckal and Rolla now left the dining-room, while Fanfaro, Caillette and Bobichel still remained seated; a minute later Robeckal returned, and drawing near to Girdel, softly said to him: "Master." "Well?" "Do you need me?" "What for?" "To erect the booth?" "No, Fanfaro and Bobichel will attend to it." "Then good-by for the present." Robeckal left.
The young man seized a lamp and went to meet them. "But Fanfar! where is Fanfar?" asked Caillette. Presently other steps were heard. "Whom do you seek?" asked the young man, once more. "Fanfar!" answered a trembling voice. And under the yellow rays of the lamp two more women were seen Irène de Salves and Francine.
He believed the Marquis to be dead, and was finally able to tell his story. Schwann began to be very anxious. Where was Fanfar? Suddenly a horse was heard coming at full speed. Schwann and Caillette rushed to the door. They uttered a simultaneous cry of surprise. It was the Marquis. "And Fanfar? Where is he?" "He is coming. But I have not a moment to lose. Take me to Gudel's chamber."
On the threshold she seemed to hesitate. She thrust back her gray hair, and pressed her hand to her brow. Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she turned and went toward the door in the back of the house, Caillette and Pierre following her every step she took. She went out into the garden, and up a winding path to the hill, which she began to climb with panting breath.
During all these different productions, Fanfaro was continually assisting the performers; he handed Girdel the weights and took them from him; he accompanied Robeckal's sword exercise with hollow beats on a tambourine; he played the violin while Caillette danced on the rope, and acted as Bobichel's foil in his comic acts.
"The young lady is kind-hearted, in spite of all her affectations," he said. "And now, good people, I must ask you to leave me. While I am waiting for Fanfar, I must see these men that I am to take to-morrow to Rémisemont." "You do not really mean to go to-morrow?" "I can't say yet. Caillette, my dear, you must go to bed and get some rest at once."
"I ought to be so," pouted Caillette, pressing her hands to her fast-beating heart, "but every time I see you fly, fear seizes hold of me and I unconsciously cry aloud. Oh, Fanfaro, if an accident should happen to you I would not survive it." "Little sister, you are needlessly alarming yourself."
Bobichel uttered a cry of joy as he saw the party approach. "Thank God, master," he gleefully cried, "that you are home again. Caillette, Firejaws!" he cried aloud, "he is just returned!" A woman and a giant hurried at Bobichel's call. Fanfaro jumped from his horse, and embraced his wife and daughter. "Irene, have a bed prepared. The child will be intrusted to your care."
The young man arranged the wooden seats and the giant's daughter hung the colored curtains, which covered the bare walls, putting here and there artificial flowers on them. Sometimes Caillette would pause in her work, to look at Fanfaro with her deep blue eyes. Fanfaro was now done with the seats and began to fasten two trapezes.
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