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He said to himself with the conviction of a man who knew perfectly how to moderate and set bounds to his ambition "Providing the widow be not more than from forty to fifty years; that she be not blind or outrageously lame; that she has some teeth and hair faith! her wine is so good, her service so fine, her servants so attentive if she is worth three or four millions, I consent to take the risk my predecessors did, and to make the widow happy, on the honor of De Croustillac! seeing that I prefer to take the consequences of my rôle as a husband rather than return on board the Unicorn and swallow lighted candles for the amusement of that amphibious animal, Captain Daniel.
When he awoke night had fallen, and the moon shone with so brilliant a light that it illuminated his chamber perfectly. Croustillac looked out of his window; the two sentinels paced peacefully at the foot of the wall. "The devil!" said the adventurer.
Before putting on his sword Croustillac said to the colonel, "I am your prisoner, sir; may I retain my sword? I repeat my word not to make any use of it against you." Doubtless this historic weapon was known to the colonel, for he replied, "I knew that this royal sword was in the hands of your grace; I have been ordered to respect it in case you followed me willingly."
The figure of the hunter was rough and common; he wore a cap of boar's skin; his beard was long and bristling; his look ferocious. Croustillac said resolutely, "Ah, comrade, would you refuse a morsel of this roast to a gentleman who is famished?" "The roast is not mine," said the buccaneer. "How? to whom, then, does it belong?"
There was but a short distance between the two vessels; the Chameleon was almost level with the sea; the chevalier, aided by the Duke of Monmouth and some of the sailors, found himself on the deck of the little ship before the passengers on the frigate had recovered from their surprise. "Here is my savior, the most generous of men!" said Monmouth, embracing Croustillac.
"The Reverend Father will explain to you many things so much the better, chevalier," continued Daniel, "that it is he who brought me just now the letter of my correspondent of Fort Royal, which announces to me that in view of the power of attorney he has always had from my shipowner in Rochelle, he has sold the Unicorn and her cargo as attorney to Chevalier Polyphème de Croustillac; thus then the Unicorn and her cargo belong to you, chevalier; you will give me a receipt and discharge of the said Unicorn and of the said cargo when we reach a port of France, or foreign land which it shall suit you to designate; which receipt and discharge I will send to my shipowner for my entire discharge of the said ship and said cargo."
I know no other duke than my shipowner or his correspondent, which is all the same as ah! look there! there goes the frigate, giving tremendous chase to the little ship." "Will you abandon the Chameleon thus?" cried Croustillac. "If the frigate overhauls her will you not go to her aid?"
I am not sorry to give him this lesson before you, it will profit him." "Confound it! I am not here to assist in educating your functionaries," said Chemerant. "Well, Thomas, this order?" "Lieutenant, it was to let no one embark on the vessel." "Very well, that is all right; now I remove the embargo." "Go on board at once, madame," said Croustillac, unable to moderate his impatience.
Let us not forget that we are judges and that he has not yet been declared guilty." These cool, wise words pleased the five lords less than the angry excitement of De Chemerant; nevertheless, not being able to raise any objection, they were silent. "Accused," said the captain to the chevalier, "what are your names?" "Polyphème, Chevalier de Croustillac."
The governor, stupefied with surprise, regarded Croustillac with a new and burning curiosity. "But, sir, is this, then, a great personage?" "Baron, I am again under the necessity of reminding you that it is my mission to ask questions of you and not " "Sufficient, sufficient, sir. Will you ask the guest whom I have the honor to receive if he will do me the favor to accept this breakfast?"
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