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A dozen of the neighbours, who had gathered about the gate of Beaumanoir, came running to meet us the two Guilles from Dos d'Ane and Clos Bourel, Thomas De Carteret from La Vauroque, Thomas Godfray of Dixcart, and Henri Le Masurier from Grand Dixcart, Elie Guille from Le Carrefour, Jean Vaudin, and Pierre Le Feuvre, and Philippe Guille from La Genêtière.
As they passed Vauroque there seemed a still larger crowd of loafers at the corner, and again Tom's voice called rudely after them. Gard turned promptly and strode back to where he was sitting on the wall, dangling his feet in devil-may-care fashion. Tom jumped down to meet him. "Say that again in English, will you?" said Gard angrily. "Go to !" said Tom.
And after a moment's thought I slipped away and ran quickly down the lane to La Vauroque, calling myself all manner of names through my teeth, and thumped lustily on George Hamon's door. He was in bed and fast asleep, and it took much thumping before I heard a sleepy growl in the upper room, and at last the window rattled open and Uncle George's towsled head came out with a rough
"I'm glad you're not on board there, Carette." "I think I am too just now," she laughed quietly. We took the north road at La Vauroque, where we came on George Hamon, gazing gloomily after Black Boy and his rider, who were flying along the road to Colinette, and judging from his face there was a curse on his lips as he turned to us, which was very unusual with him.
Old Nikki Never-mind-his-name lest his descendants, if he had any, take umbrage at the matter swore that he had not only seen the ghostly steed pass Vauroque in the dead of night, but that it bore a rider whose head was carried carefully in his right hand.
Often and often the people of Vauroque and Plaisance would see them pass, hand in hand and full of talk, when the Vicar had wished to see with his own eyes one or other of Nance's wonderful discoveries, in the shape of cave or rock-pool, or deposit of sparkling crystal fingers amethyst and topaz or what not. For she was ever lighting on odd and beautiful bits of Nature's craftsmanship.
They came foaming up over the brow, an urgent crowd Abraham Guille from Clos Bourel, and Abraham Guille from Dos d'Ane, William Le Masurier from La Jaspellerie, Henri Le Masurier from Grand Dixcart, Thomas Godfray from Dixcart, and Thomas De Carteret from La Vauroque just as Carette had come across them and told them of my need.
So presently they were hurrying back along the dark road. As they turned the corner by Vauroque an open doer cast a great shaft of light across the darkness, and there, just as on a previous occasion, on the wall lounged half-a-dozen men, and among them was Tom Hamon, who had come up to have a drink with his friend Peter.
"Oui-gia!" and shook an angry fist at him. But the discoverer of the body was already away along the road to Vauroque, covering the ground like a little incarnation of ill-news. The exertion of running cleared away the choking, if it took his breath. He shouted as he drew near the houses. "Ah, bah!" growled one of the diners inside. "What's to do now, then?"
Jeanne Falla looked out as they passed and called out to know what was happening. "This wicked man is making Phil show him the way to the Boutiques," cried Carette, and the wicked man chuckled, and so did Jeanne Falla. They passed the cottages at La Vauroque. The women and children crowded the doors. "What is it then, Carette?" they cried. "Where is he taking him?"
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