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I stand godmother to nearly all the newborn infants in our villages and hamlets. The mothers whom I nurse insist upon it. There are almost as many Cordulas as girls on the Montfort estates, and in many a hut there are two or three of them. Michel the fisherman has a Cordula, a Cordel, and a Dulla.
To go to the New World will be to acknowledge yourself beaten." "You are right, Jacques," I said; "we will stay in England, and bide our time." "It will come, monsieur, be assured of that; and then let Etienne Cordel look out for himself." We were still talking about the lawyer when Roger came in, bringing a note that had been left by a stranger at the Hôtel Coligny.
Besides, he had me in his power the night he came here." "Yes," said my servant, with a queer smile, "but he knew that had he done you any harm he would never have left the room alive." "Still, we will assume that L'Estang is really my friend. In that case Casimir must have sold his knowledge to the lawyer. But if he was in touch with Cordel, who would shoot at him in the wood?"
Cordel, who was still at home, occasionally came into the village, but nothing happened that served to show he was pushing on his plot. Indeed, as Jacques pointed out one evening when we were discussing the matter, the lawyer had a difficult game to play.
You have journeyed from Paris on purpose to see me!" "To warn you of danger!" "From Cordel? He is my bitter enemy, and hates me, though I scarcely know why." "The reason is plain. You are in his way, and baulk his plans. He has been very useful to Monseigneur, and is deep in his secrets." "But that does not concern me!" L'Estang looked at me a moment before replying.
These cut-throats are in the pay of Etienne Cordel, and in killing this poor fellow they have struck at you. But how, I cannot understand." "We know that Cordel has friends at Court," I continued. "Let us suppose for an instant that the king has agreed to sign the papers; the lawyer would learn the news quickly enough." "Yes, monsieur," agreed Jacques, "that is so. But how does that help us?"
On the 25th, all the boats followed the departure of the troops; the wind was ahead, and the direction of the river the same as repeatedly before mentioned. We proceeded slowly by the cordel. This circumstance gave me an opportunity of visiting the Pyramids which I have mentioned as in view from Meroe. They stand about half a mile from the right hand bank of the river.
After proceeding a few miles by the aid of the cordel, we put to land at sunset, near a village on the left bank of the river. The soldiers found in the villages near us several hundred women and about two hundred men; they were peasants who had taken refuge here during the battle between the brigands and the troops of the Pasha.
We shall get at something surprising." He listened attentively while I related what had happened, and then "Truly," he said, "this Cordel is a clever rogue, and Casimir an able tool. I have found him useful myself before now." "He cheated you to some purpose in the end," I remarked. "But he did not cheat me at all; I had nothing to do with him. Listen, and judge for yourself.
"It concerns you very nearly, monsieur. Cordel expects to be paid for his work, and his wages were agreed upon long ago. They are the estates of Le Blanc, and a patent of nobility. Cordel flies high." "It appears so." "As you know, the estates were confiscated, and he was made receiver for the crown. That was the first step.
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