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Updated: May 23, 2025
Antoinette de Mauban shrieked, but I rose to my feet, laughing aloud. De Gautet and Bersonin lay like men stunned. Detchard was under the table, but, as I rose, he pushed it from him and fired again. I raised my revolver and took a snap shot; I heard him curse, and then I ran like a hare, laughing as I went, past the summer-house and along by the wall.
"I killed three of your friends," said I. "What! You got to the cells?" "Yes." "And the King?" "He was hurt by Detchard before I killed Detchard, but I pray that he lives." "You fool!" said Rupert, pleasantly. "One thing more I did." "And what's that?" "I spared your life. I was behind you on the bridge, with a revolver in my hand." "No? Faith, I was between two fires!"
The three had mounted two steps more; three revolvers pointed full at the door. "Will you let us in? We pledge our honour to observe the truce." "Don't trust them," whispered Antoinette. "We can speak through the door," said I. "But you might open it and fire," objected Detchard; "and though we should finish you, you might finish one of us. Will you give your honour not to fire while we talk?"
Detchard replied with a savage thrust. He all but had me. "Come on! Come on, man!" I cried. "Come and share the fun!" And the King laughed gleefully, and came on, pushing his chair before him. With an oath Detchard skipped back, and, before I knew what he was doing, had turned his sword against the King. He made one fierce cut at the King, and the King, with a piteous cry, dropped where he stood.
Detchard and the doctor were together in the middle of the room; and the doctor had flung himself on the murderer, pinning his hands to his sides for an instant. Then Detchard wrenched himself free from the feeble grip, and, as I entered, drove his sword through the hapless man. Then he turned on me, crying: "At last!" We were sword to sword.
I asked negligently. "Ay, and a beauty," he nodded. "But you've seen her." "Ah! was it at a tea-party, when some of your friends got on the wrong side of the table?" "What can you expect of fools like Detchard and De Gautet? I wish I'd been there." "And the duke interferes?" "Well," said Rupert meditatively, "that's hardly a fair way of putting it, perhaps. I want to interfere."
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