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At this moment the two pedestrians were so close to the window of Croustillac that the latter, fearing to be discovered eavesdropping, withdrew suddenly into his chamber, and said "How she frightened me with her poison.
The reader recalls the plunge that Croustillac made in leaping from the taffrail of the frigate into the sea in order to rejoin Monmouth. While the Gascon shook himself, rubbed his eyes, and allowed himself to be cordially embraced by the duke, the latter had said to him: "Go quickly and await me on board the Unicorn; Ralph will conduct you there."
He said, further, that the apparent ease with which Angela assumed a frightful cynicism before a stranger was not without some very pressing reason. In consequence of this rehabilitation of Blue Beard in the mind of Croustillac, she became in his eyes, completely innocent of the murder of her three husbands.
"Madame, up to that time all went well; but now the buccaneer wishes to inform me, with your consent, that I am reserved for a fourth deceased husband, and to succeed a man who laughed himself to death, and one whose eyes served as lights for one of your orgies!" "It is the truth," said the buccaneer. "How, the truth?" continued Croustillac, recovering his lost vivacity.
"That miserable wretch made such abominably insolent propositions to me that, in spite of my contempt for him, I was obliged to have him gagged." "Your highness, you were right; but I foresaw that this miserable wretch would break his ominous silence!" "This scene, however," cried Croustillac, "was not without its use. I was still hesitating, yes, I avow it, I was weak enough to.
In fine, a man alert and determined, who had nothing to lose and feared nothing, who believed implicitly in himself and his star; who could say to himself as did Croustillac, "In risking death during a moment for death can be but a moment's agony I may live in luxury and opulence" such a man can perform miracles above all when he undertakes a project with such a grand object and as stimulating as that proposed by Croustillac.
Let one judge of the spectacle which caused the confusion of De Chemerant, and the rage, not feigned but sincere, even cruel, of Croustillac, who, as we have said, passionately loved Blue Beard, devoted himself generously for her, and was not in the secret of the prince's different disguises.
The officer, who was speaking in a low tone to De Chemerant, saluting Croustillac again, said to him: "Your highness, since you command it, I will not awaken the captain, and I shall have the honor of conducting you to your cabin." Croustillac inclined his head. "Till to-morrow, your highness," said De Chemerant. "Till to-morrow," responded the adventurer.
"Doubtless I could perfectly well, without compromitting myself, have been reconciled to a dethroned king," replied Croustillac courageously; "but I have not done so; I swear it on the honor of a gentleman." "I believe you, your grace." "Well, then, your mission has no further object."
Rutler said, "My lord, may your grace pardon me for recalling you from thoughts it is easy to divine on seeing the portrait on that box but time is precious." Angela entered at this moment and said to Croustillac: "My lord, the negroes are waiting with torches to light the way."
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