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"Instead of wearying the patience of the commission by such ridiculous stories, try to merit its indulgence." Chanlouineau's glance and gesture expressed such disdain that the man who interrupted him was abashed. "I wish no indulgence," he said. "I have played, I have lost; here is my head. But if you were not more cruel than wild beasts you would take pity on the poor wretches who surround me.
We count upon you, and be assured that the more friends you bring with you the better we shall be pleased." Had Martial seen the smile upon Chanlouineau's lips when he requested him to leave the date for the wedding a blank, he would certainly have suspected that he had been caught in a snare. But he was in love. "Ah!
Make your appearance in Sairmeuse to-morrow as if you had just returned from Piedmont; go to the notary, take possession of your property, and install yourself at the Borderie." Marie-Anne shuddered. "Live in Chanlouineau's house," she faltered. "I alone!" "Heaven will protect you, my dear child. I can see only advantages in your installation at the Borderie.
I declared that he was fighting against the troops by my side; I demanded that he should be summoned before the tribunal; I told them that I had in my possession unquestionable proofs of his complicity." "Did you say that the Marquis de Sairmeuse had been wounded?" inquired Marie-Anne. Chanlouineau's face betrayed the most intense astonishment. "What!" he exclaimed, "you do not know "
"Here," he said, in a low voice, "is a man's life!" Marie-Anne knew nothing of Chanlouineau's promises and hopes, and bewildered by her distress, she did not at first understand. "This," she exclaimed, "is a man's life!" "Hush, speak lower!" interrupted Chanlouineau. "Yes, one of these letters might perhaps save the life of one who has been condemned to death." "Unfortunate man!
"I will speak in his behalf," said the advocate, at last, "but not without first protesting with all my strength against these unheard-of modes of procedure." "Oh! spare us your homilies, and be brief." After Chanlouineau's examination, it was difficult to improvise there, on the spur of the moment, a plea in his behalf.
Was it a friend, or an enemy, that had given him these instruments of deliverance and of liberty. Chanlouineau's words and the look that accompanied them recurred to his mind, perplexing him still more.
So, before evening, all the legal requirements were complied with, and Marie-Anne was formally installed at the Borderie. She was alone in Chanlouineau's house alone! Night came on and a great terror seized her heart.
Chanlouineau's eyes during this deposition betrayed an agony of anxiety. Would the soldiers allude to this circumstance of the carriage? No; they did not allude to it. "That is sufficient," interrupted the president. Then turning to Chanlouineau: "What were your motives?" he inquired.
But the smile had not once forsaken Chanlouineau's lips. The abbe had been right in feeling he could trust the officers to whose care he had confided Maurice. Finding their entreaties would not induce him to leave the citadel, they seized him and literally carried him away. He made the most desperate efforts to escape; each step was a struggle.
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