. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . Considerably more at ease, Noel went and sat inthe sick-room. The lamp was lighted; and the nun was movingabout the room as though quite at home, dusting and arrangingeverything, and putting it in its place. She wore an air ofsatisfaction that Noel did not fail to notice. Have we anygleam of hope, sister? he asked. Perhaps, replied the nun. The priest has been here, sir;your dear mother did not notice his presence; but he is comingback. That is not all. Since the priest was here, the poulticehas taken admirably. The skin is quite reddened. I am suresh
. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . Considerably more at ease, Noel went and sat inthe sick-room. The lamp was lighted; and the nun was movingabout the room as though quite at home, dusting and arrangingeverything, and putting it in its place. She wore an air ofsatisfaction that Noel did not fail to notice. Have we anygleam of hope, sister? he asked. Perhaps, replied the nun. The priest has been here, sir;your dear mother did not notice his presence; but he is comingback. That is not all. Since the priest was here, the poulticehas taken admirably. The skin is quite reddened. I am sureshe feels it. God grant that she does, sister! Oh, I have already been praying! But it is important notto leave her alone a minute. I have arranged all with the ser-vant. After the doctor has been here, I shall lie down, and shewill watch until one in the morning. I will then take her placeand— You shall go to bed, sister, interrupted Noel, sadly. It isI, who could not sleep a wink, who will watch through thenight. THE LEROUGE AFFAIR 841. f\LD TABARET did not consider himself defeated, because^^^ he had been repulsed by the investigating magistrate, al-ready irritated by a long days examination. You may call ita fault, or an accomplishment; but the old man was more obsti-nate than a mule. To the excess of despair to which he suc-cumbed in the passage outside the magistrates office, there soonsucceeded that firm resolution which is the enthusiasm calledforth by danger. The feeling of duty got the upper hand. Wasit a time to yield to unworthy despair, when the life of a fellowman depended on each minute? Inaction would be unpardon-able. He had plunged an innocent man into the abyss; and hemust draw him out, he alone, if no one would help him. OldTabaret, as well as the magistrate, was greatly fatigued. Onreaching the open air, he perceived that he, too, was in want offood. The emotions of the day had prevented him from feelinghungry; and, since the previous evening, he had not ev
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