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Updated: May 22, 2025
At the back of the great cabin, which was lighted by five portholes, Croustillac, clothed in his old green coat and pink stockings, stood proudly beside De Chemerant; the latter, swelling with pride, seemed to triumphantly present the chevalier to the English gentlemen. A little back of De Chemerant stood the captain of the frigate and his staff.
"My lords and gentlemen," said Croustillac, with a gesture toward De Chemerant, "this gentleman, in reporting to me your wishes, has decided me to return to your midst." "My lord duke, with us it is to the death!" cried the most enthusiastic. "I count on that, my lords; as for me, my motto shall be: 'All for England and' "
This stupid joke was to be fatally punished in Croustillac, who followed his guide with renewed ardor, for was he not going to see Blue Beard? After four hours' walk the chevalier and the buccaneer arrived close to Devil's Cliff. The road was so difficult and so much incumbered that the two companions could scarcely converse.
"We are not ingrates. As soon as the duke is safe, we shall not leave you in the power of Chemerant, and " "Here is Mirette; let us resume our rôle," cried Croustillac, interrupting the duchess. Mirette entered, followed by the slave, carrying in her hand Croustillac's old sword; a soldier bore the basket containing the clothes.
Croustillac prayed the baron to have the pannier, of which one of the two guards had taken charge, and which, as we know, contained only Croustillac's old garments, brought to his room. Chemerant was in the room of the Gascon when the pannier was brought in.
The two children threw themselves into each other's arms, sobbing, and saying: "Our father will die of this he will die!" Croustillac, half-hidden by a post of the shed, had been at once touched and angered by this scene. At the moment the monk was about to close the door, the Gascon said to him: "Reverend Father, a word is this the Abbey of St. Quentin?"
Angela bent quickly, and picking it up, handed it to him, while the savage made no gesture to prevent her, or to thank her for this attention. "Stupid and gross animal!" cried Croustillac indignantly; "would one not think he was a sultan?
He swore on his honor to keep my secret and do everything in his power to prevent our being disturbed. He kept his promise, but in dying " "He told Father Griffen everything from scruples of conscience," said Croustillac. "How do you know that?" said the duke.
"I am a master buccaneer; you are not; it is only my brother-hunters who are my comrades," said Rend-your-Soul, interrupting Croustillac. "And how is one to address you in order to have the honor of a reply?" said the chevalier, angrily.
Croustillac was still in the same attitude, nose in the air, foot advanced, hand on his sword; the color rose to his forehead; nothing could have insulted him more than the absolute indifference of Rend-your-Soul to his presence. Had Blue Beard, by the intermediation of the filibustering captain, instructed the buccaneer to act in this manner if he should encounter the chevalier?
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