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He accepted the charge that his relative confided to him, closed the eyes of the dying man, and a few days afterwards he and Philip returned to the château, accompanied by a young girl clad in mourning. The stranger was Mademoiselle Antoinette de Mirandol.
Antoinette de Mirandol and Philip de Chamondrin are still in the Conciergerie. They have an order for their release, but cannot use it without your help. You must aid them to escape and join us in the Chévreuse valley!" "I will do it!" said Bridoul, solemnly. "I swear it!" "Enough," replied Coursegol. "Dolores and myself will leave for the refuge this very night!"
He had waited patiently for her answer, but he could endure this state of cruel uncertainty no longer, and he entreated Mademoiselle de Mirandol to intercede for him, and to persuade Dolores to make known her decision to her adorer. Antoinette promised to fulfil his request. She promised, scarcely knowing what she said, so terrible was the anguish that filled her heart.
"In what way can I serve you?" inquired Mademoiselle de Mirandol, whose emotion had been suddenly calmed by this preamble, so utterly unlike anything she had expected to hear. "I am in love!" began Philip. She trembled, her embarrassment returned and her eyes dropped. Philip continued: "She whom I love is charming, beautiful and good, like yourself.
I do not fear for myself. I shall remain with the Marquis. They will respect a dying man and a white-haired priest; but you, Philip, must remain here no longer. Make your escape with Mademoiselle de Mirandol without delay." "I cannot abandon my father," replied Philip. "If our hiding-place is discovered, we will defend ourselves we will fight until death!"
They talked together a long time over the past and the frenzy, perils and heroism which had stamped those eventful days, and a chance word, let fall by his companion, first acquainted Philip with the fact that Dolores had endeavored to sacrifice her own life in order to save that of Antoinette de Mirandol.
To set her mind at rest upon this point, Dolores questioned her friend in regard to the acts and words which she had interpreted as proofs of Philip's love for her. Mademoiselle de Mirandol revealed them to her friend; and Dolores was reassured.
Antoinette was with Philip, outside the door. She did not reply to her name. The clerk repeated it in a still louder voice. "Antoinette de Mirandol," he repeated a third time. Dolores stepped forward. "Here I am," said she. "Pardon me, I did not hear at first." "Are you Citoyenne Mirandol?" "The same."
It declared that a mistake had been made in the condemnation of Citoyenne Antoinette de Mirandol and Citoyen Coursegol, that they were altogether innocent of any crime whatever against the Republic, and ordered them to be set at liberty immediately.
"If he desires it," exclaimed Mademoiselle de Mirandol, "and never was I so grateful for my wealth!" Philip pressed the hand of the noble girl, and the face of the Marquis was transfigured with joy in spite of his agony. Then M. de Chamondrin resumed: "You must leave the country, my children, and marry as soon as circumstances will permit.
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