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"I have, therefore, nothing to do with this lady," continued Saniel, with the precipitation of a man who has just escaped a danger. "But your part, Mademoiselle, is not finished, and you must return to her tomorrow to fulfil that which Nougarde confides to you." He explained what Nougarde expected of her. "Certainly," she said. "I will do all that I am advised to do for Florentin.
This button belonged to Florentin." "To your brother?" "Yes, to Florentin, who, the day of the crime, had been to see Caffie." "That is true; the concierge told the commissioner of police that he called about three o'clock." Phillis gave a cry of despair. "They know he was there? Then it is more serious than we imagined or believed."
That Madame Dammauville would be well enough to go to court Saniel doubted, above all, after Balzajette had explained his treatment; and as far as he was concerned, he could not but rejoice. Doubtless, it would be hard for Florentin not to have this testimony, and not to profit by the 'coup de theatre' prepared by Nougarede; but for himself, he could only feel happy over it.
These shouts continued for an hour, and then all was quiet and the army took up its march. We waited a long time for the orders to follow, but as they did not come, Captain Florentin went to see what was the matter, and came back at full speed shouting, "Beat the assembly!" The detachments of the battalion joined each other and we passed through the village at a quick step.
That is why I would return to America if I could pay my passage; at least I should feel easy there." There was a moment of silence, during which each one seemed to have no thought but to finish dinner. "Granting that this project is not likely," Florentin said, "I have another idea." "Why do you have ideas?" Phillis asked. "I wish you were in my place; we should see if you would not have them."
What could he say to justify a sudden absence? He had no mother or brothers who might send for him, and with whom he would be obliged to remain. Besides, he wished to go to court; and since his testimony would carry considerable weight with the jury, it was his duty to be present on account of Florentin.
She would make her deposition in these conditions, and in these terms, and the affair would be finished. There would not be a judge, after this confrontation, who would send Florentin Cormier before the assizes, and, assuredly, there would not be two voices in the jury for conviction. But things will not happen like this.
I have often thought that we might have been left behind, as Gérard's division was at St. Amand, and nobody could have blamed us, as we followed our orders to pick up the wounded, but Captain Florentin would have thought himself dishonored. We hurried forward as fast as possible. It had commenced to rain again and we slipped in the mud and darkness.
She had seen, indeed, the tall man with long hair and curled beard, dressed like a gentleman, who was not Florentin. When she related the story of the lamp and the curtain cords, she knew what she was saying. In his first alarm he had been very near betraying himself.
"It is not of a separation that Florentin thinks," cried Phillis, "but of a flight." "And why not?" "Because only the guilty fly." "It is exactly the contrary.
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