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He had still the seals of France about him, and he brought me a statement of all that he had burnt. The portfolio contained twenty letters from Monsieur, eighteen or nineteen from the Comte d'Artois, seventeen from Madame Adelaide, eighteen from Madame Victoire, a great many letters from Comte Alexandre de Lameth, and many from M. de Malesherbes, with documents annexed to them.
"Oh, yes, I am quite sure of it why should I deceive you, Mr. Inspector?" said Victoire quickly; and the Duke saw the first shadow of uneasiness on her face. "Of course not," said Guerchard. "And where were you?" "Oh, they put me behind the screen." "No, no, where were you when you came into the room?" "I was against the door," said Victoire. "And where was the screen?" said Guerchard.
"And then it was jam, and then it was pennies. Oh, it was all very well at that age a little thief is pretty enough. But now when you're twenty-eight years old." "Really, Victoire, you're absolutely depressing," said Lupin, yawning; and he helped himself to jam. "I know very well that you're all right at heart," said Victoire.
Victoire rose; and as he came to the bottom of the stairs Sonia stepped forward and said in an anxious, pleading voice: "Oh, M. Guerchard, where is he?" "He's here," said Lupin, in his natural voice. Sonia sprang to him with outstretched arms. "It's you! It IS you!" she cried. "Just look how like him I am!" said Lupin, laughing triumphantly. "But do I look quite ruffian enough?"
And I must not eat them!" said she: then curbing her passion, she added, "But at any rate, I won't be a thief. I am sure I did not think it was being a thief just to, take a few chestnuts from an old woman, who had such heaps and heaps: but Victoire says it is wrong, and I would not be a thief for all the chestnuts in the world I'll throw them all into the fire this minute!"
"I could not have believed that any human creature could be so wicked!" exclaimed Victoire, glowing with indignation: but indignation gave way to sorrow.
I went to Madame Victoire; there I heard that the King alone had been acquainted with Madame Louise's project; that he had kept it faithfully secret, and that, having long previously opposed her wish, he had only on the preceding evening sent her his consent; that she had gone alone into the convent, where she was expected; and that a few minutes afterwards she had made her appearance at the grating, to show to the Princesse de Guistel, who had accompanied her to the convent gate, and to her equerry, the King's order to leave her in the monastery.
The latter had given a promise that he would make his appearance a promise, however, which no one expected, or wished him to keep. The happy Victoire was dressed up to his eyes. That, perhaps, is not saying much, for he was only a few feet high; but what he wanted in quantity he fully made up in quality.
And I must not eat them!" said she: then curbing her passion, she added, "But at any rate, I won't be a thief. I am sure I did not think it was being a thief just to take a few chestnuts from an old woman who had such heaps and heaps; but Victoire says it is wrong, and I would not be a thief for all the chestnuts in the world I'll throw them all into the fire this minute!"
The slopes along which Marius marched were probably well-wooded, and he was unobserved by the Teutons. They had spent one whole day in pacing along the straight flat Roman road under Mont Victoire.
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