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In any case I had to fear chastisement, and of no light kind either. But my dread of this was nothing when compared with the reflection that, if taken, Aurore must go back to Gayarre! It was this thought more than any other that made my pulse beat quickly. It was this thought that determined me not to surrender until after every effort to escape should fail us.
"I had a suspicion of this before," continued D'Hauteville; "for I may tell you I know something of this family history of Eugenie Besancon of Aurore of Gayarre the avocat. I had a suspicion before that Gayarre might desire to be the owner of Aurore. But now that you have told me of the scene in the dining-room, I no longer doubt this villain's design. Oh! it is infamous."
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Strange this thought had not occurred to me before. I had supposed that the quadroon would be sold to some buyer in the ordinary course; some one who would be disposed to resell at a profit perhaps an enormous one; but in time I should be prepared for that. Strange I had never thought of Gayarre becoming the purchaser.
Surely that will suffice. The offers you speak of were infamous proposals, like that of Monsieur Gayarre. Mademoiselle knew it; she was too good to accept them." "That is true, but she will equally refuse yours. I fear it, alas! alas!" "Nay, I shall confess all to Mademoiselle. I shall declare to her my honourable design. I shall implore her consent. Surely she will not refuse.
"The slaves are all to be sold then?" I faltered out. "No doubt, everything will be sold, that is the law in such cases. It is likely Gayarre will buy in the whole estate, as the plantation lies contiguous to his own." "Gayarre! villain! oh! And Mademoiselle Besancon, what will become of her? Has she no friends?" "I have heard something of an aunt who has some, though not much, property.
It was authentic: he had heard the "white folks" talk of it to one another: Larkin, Gayarre, and a "negro-trader," who was to be concerned in this sale. It regarded the quadroon. She was to be sold among the rest! The blood boiled in my veins as the black imparted this information. It was authentic.
This was the slave Gabriel, who had just that day been captured in my company. Thirdly and Gayarre now came to the cream of his accusation. "Thirdly," continued he, "I accuse this person of having entered my house on the night of October the 18th, and having stolen therefrom the female slave Aurore Besancon." "It is false!" cried a voice, interrupting him. "It is false!
The cause of my being an invalid was only known to Mademoiselle, Aurore, and Scipio; and the latter had been charged not to carry this knowledge to the negro quarter. Then the fellow was but new on the plantation, and had but little intercourse with its mistress, as he received most of his orders from Gayarre; besides, he was but a dull brute after all.
"Now, Monsieur Dominique Gayarre!" continued D'Hauteville, as soon as the reading was finished, "I charge you with the embezzlement of this fifty thousand dollars, with various other sums of which more hereafter. I charge you with having concealed the existence of this money of having withheld it from the assets of the estate Besancon of having appropriated it to your own use!"
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