. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ver usea knife at meals until I have plunged the one I now hold intothe heart of the scoundrel who has defrauded me! Withthese words he hurried away into the woods, and the soldierstook up their line of march. But Chupin was no longer the same. His impudence hadleft him and he walked along with hanging head, his mind fullof sinister presentiments. He felt sure that such an oath asBalstains. and uttered by such a man, was equivalent to adeath warrant, or at least to a speedy prospect of thought tormented him so much indeed, that he wo
. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . ver usea knife at meals until I have plunged the one I now hold intothe heart of the scoundrel who has defrauded me! Withthese words he hurried away into the woods, and the soldierstook up their line of march. But Chupin was no longer the same. His impudence hadleft him and he walked along with hanging head, his mind fullof sinister presentiments. He felt sure that such an oath asBalstains. and uttered by such a man, was equivalent to adeath warrant, or at least to a speedy prospect of thought tormented him so much indeed, that he wouldnot allow the detachment to spend the night at Saint-Pavin, ashad been agreed upon. He was impatient to leave the neigh-borhood. So after supper he procured a cart; the prisonerplaced in it, securely bound, and the party started forMontaignac. The great bell was tolling two in the morningwhen Lacheneur was conducted into the citadel; and at thatvery moment M. dEscorval and Corporal Bavois were makingtheir final preparations for /~\ X being left alone in his cell after Marie-Annes departure,^-, Oianlouineau gave himself up to despair. He loved Marie-Anne most passionately, and the idea that he would never seeher again on earth proved heart-rending. Some little comforthe certainly derived from the thought that he had done hisduty, that he had sacrificed hia own life to secure her happiftbut then tl. ;lt had only been obtained by simulating the i abject cowardice, which must disgrace him forever inthe eyes of bJI fellow prisoners, ami the guards. Had he notoffend to aell LachetKur\ life for his own. moreover? TrueU a ruse, and yet those who knew nothing of Ids s H Id always brand him as a traitor and a toward. To a man 472 THE HONOR OF THE NAME of his true, valiant heart such a prospect was particularly dis-tressing, and he was still brooding over the idea when the Mar-quis de Courtornieu entered his cell to ascertain the result ofMarie-Annes visit. Well, my good
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