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"I thought we'd agreed that all that was buried, never to be dug up again. But look here, we must have it now; there is one thing I want to know." "What?" said Denis, with a peculiar mirthful look in his eyes. "It is very horrible," continued Carrbroke. "I did not mean to ask you, but I feel I must.
"Am I to follow?" said Denis wonderingly; but he had hardly finished speaking before Carrbroke reappeared, laughing. "Only shutting the door," he said. "Has anyone seen us?" "No," said Denis, after a glance in both directions. "That's right," said Carrbroke. "I say, though, it is interesting, isn't it? But now I've told you I can't help wondering why I did.
"There is no need," cried Denis. "Follow the narrow alley leading downward to the river, and take the boat of which young Carrbroke spoke. The river! Surely you could escape that way." "Boy," whispered Leoni ecstatically, "you are the deliverer of France! Hah!" he added, in tones full of regret. "And you will not be with us! The river yes. They would never dream that we escaped that way.
" insulted my master and these members of his suite," continued Denis, gazing defiantly at the English captain. "We were standing on our defence." "The boy lies," cried Sir Robert. "No: Sir Robert lies," cried Carrbroke hotly. "Captain Bowman, these gentlemen were my father's guests last night yes, Sir Robert, my father's guests, and you must have insulted them, or they would not have drawn."
A few minutes later the two lads were walking together arms on shoulders, in full sunshine of their young nature, that light seeming to be at the zenith, while the ruddy orange sun itself finishing its daily rounds was slowly sinking in the west. "Hah!" cried Denis. "I am glad we are friends again. I know it looked black against me, and " "Oh, don't!" said Carrbroke.
Saint Simon was looking for you too, and said you must have gone off to bed." "Bed bed?" the boy remembered saying, and then all was confused again till Master Leoni's voice whispered in his ear: "Come, wake up." "Where's Carrbroke?" he said drowsily. "Gone away in attendance on the King, who will soon be leaving the salon. Come, we must be in attendance too."
But I had nothing to do with the taking of the gem. Pah! I hated it all through, but as the King's esquire I had to fulfil my duty to my master. Believe me, I did not help to take the jewel. I felt that I would rather have died. Will you not believe me, Carrbroke?" And he held out his hand. "I feel I cannot," cried Carrbroke. "Does it take a king to forgive?" said Denis, with a smile.
But he had not proceeded many yards before he stopped short, startled by the thought that if he continued by this corridor he would come right upon some gentleman of the household, whose nightly duty it was to be on guard at the angle of the gallery which led towards the King's apartments. "Oh," he muttered beneath his breath, "I had forgotten. Carrbroke told me he would be there to-night."
But we shall not fail." It was towards evening that the little cavalcade came within sight of the town where was situated the famous castle which was so much to the liking of Henry; and at this point there was a separation, for young Carrbroke took leave. "We shall soon meet again," he said to Denis, as the two lads bade each other farewell. "When does your master go to the Court?"
"Well, we did something towards ridding the country of the robbers, eh, Leoni? I " He stopped speaking, for at that minute there was the sound of a horse cantering into the courtyard, and a minute later Sir John's own serving-man entered the apartment. "It is a message, Sir John," he said, "for my young master." And he handed a document to Ned Carrbroke, who hastily unfastened it and read.
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