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As the galley of Sinan came abreast of the ambush, the Commandeur gave the order to fire. The volley at so close a range had a terrible effect, especially among the "chiourme," or the slaves who rowed the galley, some hundred of whom were placed hors de combat.
But but, you see, I've worked my way into a connection here in Paris, and I've made myself a good name among the artists, and ... and I hold to that good name above everything in the world." "Naturally rightly. But what has that to do with Lenoir?" "Ah, M'sieur Müller, if you knew more about me, you would not need telling how much it has to do with him! I was not always a Garde Chiourme at Toulon.
[Footnote 48: Le comite ou chef de chiourme, aidé de deux sous-comites, allait et venait sans cesse sur le coursier, frappant les forçats
"How can I appear against him Guichet the model Guichet the Garde Chiourme Guichet the forçat? M'sieur Müller, I could never hold my head up again. It would be the ruin of me." "You shall not appear against him, and it shall not be the ruin of you. Guichet," said Müller. "That I promise you.
You do not fear the vengeance of Bras de Fer, or his friends?" "No, M'sieur -it's not that." "What is it, then?" "M'sieur...." "Pshaw, man! Speak up." "It is not that you would get me personally into trouble, M'sieur Müller," said Guichet, slowly. "I am no coward, I hope a coward would make a bad Garde Chiourme at Toulon, I fancy. And I'm not an escaped forçat.
"No, no that's not what I mean. Was I .... was I in the uniform of the Garde Chiourme?" The color rushed into Müller's face as, flashing a glance of exultation at me, he replied: "Assuredly, mon ami. In that, and no other." The model drew a deep breath. "And Bras de Fer?" he said. "Was he working in the quarries ?" "Bras de Fer! Was that the name he went by in those days?"
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