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"And as I expressed my astonishment: "'One moment, he added. 'I shall express my opinion very frankly. One of your enemies I leave you to discover which one must exert a very powerful influence in Turin. You were in his way, perhaps; he had you imprisoned by the Piedmontese police." With a heavy blow of his clinched fist, Jean Lacheneur made the table beside him reel.
"Instead of designating imaginary leaders," resumed the duke, "you would do well to name the real instigator of this revolt not Lacheneur, but an individual seated upon the other end of the bench, the elder d'Escorval " "Monsieur le Baron d'Escorval was entirely ignorant of the conspiracy, I swear it by all that I hold most sacred " "Hold your tongue!" interrupted the counsel for the prosecution.
"What is it?" he inquired of the young man. "Ah! Monsieur, Monsieur Maurice, Mademoiselle Lacheneur and the old corporal have just arrived; they wish to come up." In three bounds the abbe descended the narrow staircase. "Unfortunate creatures!" he exclaimed, addressing the three imprudent travellers, "what has induced you to return here?"
Simply to give Mademoiselle Lacheneur a letter of mine, so compromising in its natures that if it ever reaches the hands of a certain person of my acquaintance, my father and I will be obliged to reside in London in future. Then farewell to the projects for an alliance between our two families!"
The man hesitated, as if conscious that he had fallen into a snare, and that he would be obliged to weigh each answer carefully. "I accept it," said he at last. "Of course I accept it." "Very well, then. This soldier, as you must recollect, wished to revenge himself on Lacheneur, who, by promising him a sum of money, had inveigled him into a conspiracy. A conspiracy against whom?
He rose and offered the visitors chairs. "Will you take a seat, dear Monsieur Lacheneur?" said he, with a politeness intended as a lesson for the duke; "and you, also, Mademoiselle, do me the honor " But the father and the daughter both refused the proffered civility with a motion of the head. "Monsieur le Duc," continued Lacheneur, "I am an old servant of your house " "Ah! indeed!"
The Montaignac chasseurs were climbing the steep foot-path slowly, but surely. Chupin walked in advance, urging them on with voice, gesture and example. An imprudent word from the little shepherd-boy, whom M. Lacheneur had questioned, had decided the fugitive's fate.
"Heavenly powers!" he exclaimed; "a hundred thousand francs! how you talk! It is all very well for you, with your fortune! Still, if you really think so " "Ah! my dear sir, is not my fortune yours? Yes, such is really my opinion. So much so, indeed, that if you will allow me to do so, I will see Lacheneur myself, and arrange the matter in such a way that his pride will not be wounded.
The baroness rose, too much the woman to know how to resist the generous dictates of her heart. "And I, also, Monsieur Lacheneur," she said, "desire to press your hand. I wish to tell you that I esteem you as much as I despise the ingrates who have sought to humiliate you, when they should have fallen at your feet.
Chanlouineau responded by a gesture of assent. They saw him enter the gate, cross the garden, and at last appear at the door of the drawing-room. His features were distorted with fury, his disordered clothing gave evidence of a serious conflict. His cravat was gone, and his torn shirt-collar revealed his muscular throat. "Where is this fighting?" demanded Lacheneur eagerly; "and with whom?"
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