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"Not exactly." "By whom, then?" "De Loignac." "And it is with them you think to defend yourself?" "Yes, mordieu! yes." "Well, I have more troops than you." "You have troops?" "Why not?" "What are they?" "You shall hear. First, all the army that MM. de Guise are raising in Lorraine." "Are you mad?" "No; a real army at least six thousand men."
"I know it, madame; therefore I counsel you in trembling." "The monks will be armed under their robes?" "Yes." "Mind you kill those two fellows whom we saw pass, riding at the sides of the carriage, then we can describe what passes as pleases us best." "Kill those poor devils, madame! do you think that necessary?" "De Loignac! would he be a great loss?" "He is a brave soldier."
"Very good!" said De Loignac, "only I do not see where firing is to come from." "At the priory of the Jacobins, monsieur, they must draw close." This dialogue was interrupted by the king, who descended the staircase, followed by several gentlemen, among whom St. Maline, with rage in his heart, recognized Ernanton. "Gentlemen," said the king, "are my brave Forty-five all here?"
Lastly came a messenger, from the Porte Bussy, who announced four. De Loignac wrote all these down, added them to those who had entered the Porte St. Antoine, and found the total number to be forty-five. "Good!" said he. "Now open the gates, and all may enter."
Some loved flowers, and displayed on their window-sills some fading rose or geranium; others had, like the king, a taste for pictures; others had introduced a niece or housekeeper; and M. d'Epernon had told M. de Loignac privately to shut his eyes on these things. At eight o'clock in winter, and ten in summer, they went to bed; but always leaving fifteen on guard.
There remained only forty-five men, and M. de Loignac then said, "Now, gentlemen, each knows who called him to Paris. Good! that will do; do not call out his name. You know also that you have come to obey him." A murmur of assent came from all, mingled with astonishment, for each one knew only what concerned himself, and was ignorant that his neighbor had been moved by the same influence.
"I hope not my cuirass and arms," said he, running to the door. "No," said De Loignac, "it is forbidden to buy arms." Madame Fournichon entered triumphantly. "You have not been selling my arms?" cried her husband. "Yes, I have." "I will not have them sold." "Bah! in time of peace; and I have got ten crowns instead of an old cuirass." "Ten crowns!
He had ordered twelve poniards from an armorer's in the city; on the 21st of December he told his project to Loignac, an officer of his guards, who was less scrupulous than Crillon, and undertook to strike the blow, in concert with the forty-five trusty guards.
"Thus," continued De Loignac, "you have to follow me at once; your equipages and servants will remain here, M. Fournichon will take care of them: we will send for them; but now, be quick! the boats are ready." "The boats!" cried they. "Certainly; to go to the Louvre, we must go by water." "To the Louvre!" cried they, joyfully. "Cap de Bious! we are going to the Louvre."
"Then you will not tell me?" "No." "Nor where you were going?" Ernanton did not answer. "Then, monsieur, since you do not explain, I must treat you like any other man." "Do what you please, monsieur; only I warn you, you will have to answer for it." "To M. de Loignac?" "Higher than that." "M. d'Epernon?" "Higher still." "Well, I have my orders, and I shall send you to Vincennes."
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