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Updated: May 29, 2025
Upon Blangin's assurance, he expected the vagabond would jump at the mere idea of escaping from jail. But by no means. Trumence's smiling features grew dark; and, scratching himself behind the ear furiously, he replied, "You see excuse me, I don't want to run away at all." Jacques was amazed. If Trumence refused his cooperation he could not go out, or, at least, he would have to wait.
But they were hardly in the passage when they were met by Mechinet, who came running up out of breath, and half mad with delight. "M. Daubigeon sends me to say you must come to him at once. Great news! Great news!" And immediately he told them in a few words what had happened in the morning, Trumence's statement, and the deposition of the maid of Countess Claudieuse.
Trumence's eyes began to dance. He probably had a vision of those irresistible taverns at Rochefort, where he had led such a merry life. But he could not believe such happiness to be real. "You are not making fun of me?" he asked timidly. "Do you want the whole sum at once?" replied Jacques. "Wait." He drew from the drawer in his table a thousand-franc note.
They did drink; and, as the sailor very soon scented the twelve hundred francs which remained in Trumence's pockets, he swore that he was going to have a jolly time, and would not return on board his barge as long as there remained a cent in his friend's pocket.
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