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"As true as that you are the greatest magsman on the earth, he told me so." "Then it is different," answered Skeleton; "I must make it up with him. Barbillon had a mind to pick a quarrel, but he, too, will do well to let him alone." "He will do better," cried Pique-Vinaigre, persuaded that he had turned away the danger with which Germain was threatened.
"My story stupid?" cried Pique-Vinaigre, his vanity wounded; "well, keeper, I beg you, I supplicate you, to remain to the end. I have only enough to fill a good quarter of an hour; besides, your soup is cold. Now what do you risk? I will hasten on with my story, so that you may still have the time to go and eat before we go to our beds."
"On the contrary, my children," answered Pique-Vinaigre, "you intimidate this young man. He looks upon himself, in comparison with you, as the least of the least. Just now, what do you think he said?" "How should I know?" "He told you that?" replied Skeleton, feigning to believe him, and to be flattered at the admiration he excited in Germain.
"And he did lay it on with a good heart," answered Pique-Vinaigre. "You should have heard how Gargousse yelled, seen how he gnashed his teeth, jumped, danced here and there; but Auvergnat trimmed him up with his club, saying, 'Do you like it? then here is some more! Unfortunately, apes are like cats, they have nine lives. Gargousse was as cunning as he was wicked.
No; before!" cried Pique-Vinaigre. "I say, do you think us capable of cheating you out of twenty sous?" said Skeleton, with a displeased air. "Not at all," answered Pique-Vinaigre; "I honor the family with my confidence, and it is to spare its purse that I ask twenty sous in advance." "On your word of honor?"
"I think so," said Pique-Vinaigre; "you do not know all you are going to lose; the most charming part of my story is about to commence." "Do not listen to it, then," said Skeleton, with difficulty restraining his rage; "he is not in the vein to-day: I find his story abominably stupid."
"There we are rid of the bailiff and Frank now; hot work for the spy!" said Nicholas. As Frank left the court, Germain and Pique-Vinaigre entered.
In spite of himself, Germain shuddered at the touch of Pique-Vinaigre; for the face and rags of the ex-juggler did not speak much in his favor. But, recollecting the advice of Rigolette, and, besides, too happy not to be friendly, Germain stopped, and said kindly to Pique-Vinaigre, "What do you wish?" "To thank you." "For what?" "For what your pretty little visitor wishes to do for my sister."
Just now he whispered in my ear, 'Pique-Vinaigre, my boy, do you know Germain well? 'Yes; the butt of the yard, I answered." Then, interrupting himself, Pique-Vinaigre said to Germain, "Pardon, excuse me, if I have called you a butt. Do not think of it; wait for the end.
"Oh! you sanguinary ape," cried Blue Cap. "If I had hold of you by the tail, I would spin you round like a mill just like a sling, and I would crack your conk on the pavement." "Rascally ape! he was as wicked as a man!" "There are no men so wicked as that!" "Not so wicked?" answered Pique-Vinaigre. "You forget old Cut-in-half! There was an idea!"
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