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This engineer, who by his evident importance first attracted the attention of D'Artagnan, wore a justaucorps, which, from its sumptuousness, was scarcely in harmony with the work he was employed in, that rather necessitated the costume of a master-mason than of a noble. He was a man of immense stature and great square shoulders, and wore a hat covered with feathers.
The master-mason had addressed to him these words at parting: “I assert that the man went away at his own free will; but if you do not keep very quiet, I shall deny that he came here at all—you cannot prove he did—and I will denounce you for harboring a suspect and ci-devant under a false name.
Father Joseph arose, and, leaning against the wall like an Egyptian mummy, allowed nothing to appear upon his face but an expression of stolid contemplation. Twelve messengers entered successively, attired in various disguises; one appeared to be a Swiss soldier, another a sutler, a third a master-mason.
'John Smith, the master-mason? cried Stephen hurriedly. 'Ay, no other; and a better-hearted man God A'mighty never made. 'Is he so much hurt? 'I have heard, said Mr. Swancourt, not noticing Stephen, 'that he has a son in London, a very promising young fellow. 'Oh, how he must be hurt! repeated Stephen. 'A beetle couldn't hurt very little.
He went immediately in search of one John Lambertsen, a man in whom he knew he could confide, a Lutheran in religion, a master-mason by occupation. He found him on a scaffold against the gable-end of a house, working at his trade.
“He must go to Pichon’s, father,” she said, “and remain there until the signal is given.—Pichon is a master-mason, Paul,” she continued, turning to her lover, “and his wife was my nurse. They are avaricious people; but they are fond of me in their way, and they will shelter you faithfully enough, when they know that my father will pay them handsomely.
In time, I was persuaded to think a little better of it; in short, to take the matter into preliminary consideration. At length it came to pass that a master-mason a rough sort of architect one Mr. Scribe, was summoned to a conference. I formally introduced him to my chimney. A previous introduction from my wife had introduced him to myself.
The remainder of my revelation refers to where my parents are. Where do you think they live? You know them by sight at any rate. 'I know them! she said in suspended amazement. 'Yes. My father is John Smith, Lord Luxellian's master-mason, who lives under the park wall by the river. 'O Stephen! can it be? 'He built or assisted at the building of the house you live in, years ago.
A few vigorous applications of the trowel, a few lumps of earth cast out of the cavity, and the master-mason put in his hand and drew forth a small parcel, which in the light of the lamp held close to it by Mitchington looked to be done up in coarse sacking, secured by great blotches of black sealing wax.
But when they arrived ready for setting, his masons insisted on their being worked over again, at an expense of from 5s. to 10s. per step. A master-mason at Ashton obtained some stone ready polished from a quarry near Macclesfield.
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