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Updated: May 10, 2025
Nearer and nearer the sound came. A side door in the body of the court was opened, and a third prisoner was brought in and placed before the judge. Craning forward I looked. It was De Ganache; but how changed from the once brilliant cavalier.
Thrice he made a movement as if to step up to us and say something, but each time his courage failed him; and then, turning, he too hastily followed the others. And from my soul I pitied De Ganache. We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Diane let her hand fall from De Ganache's arm and turned to me in astonishment. And De Ganache stared at me with wide-open eyes, and asked slowly, dropping his words out: "You say this? you pledge your word?" "I have said so. I undertook to take mademoiselle to Paris, and to see her in safety there, at the cost of my life if need be.
Mounting Pierrebon's horse I joined the others, and we rode back to the priory Ménorval swearing that I must be a magician, as never before had he known Montluc yield as he had done this morning. As for me, though surprised at the result, my satisfaction was increased by the thought that in aiding De Ganache I had helped one who was a friend of mademoiselle.
Here he made certain he would find De Ganache, who followed the prince; but he was once more disappointed. So, giving up the quest for the present, he supped alone at Crabeau's, in the Rue des Fosses St. Germain. Then he returned to the Louvre, and sat down to think, as much of his own affairs as of mine. So far as he himself was concerned he felt he had fallen from the favour of the King.
"Do not forget this," he said: "the fifth house on the right-hand side of the Rue des Mathurins as you enter from the Rue St. Jacques." "Thanks; I will not forget. However did you find out?" "It is too long to tell, and I must return these papers to De Ganache." So saying, he went off.
His lips grew livid, and twice the question was repeated ere he forced himself to answer. "Yes." I held my breath and listened. What did this mean? Ferrières still lay back in his semi-trance, oblivious of all things; but mademoiselle moved forward and looked at De Ganache, ineffable pity in her eyes. And now came the next question. "They are known to you as Christaudins?"
I shall give Monsieur Broussel his thanks another day." She looked up at him such a look! and withdrew her arm. "Monsieur de Ganache," she said, "you take too much on yourself. I have decided, and I shall go to Paris." De Ganache looked at her and laughed bitterly. Then he broke forth into weak reviling at womankind.
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