. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . in was in a whirl. A thousand troubled andconfused ideas jostled one another in inextricable , come, Noel, said he, compose yourself. Who wouldbelieve any calumny uttered about you? Take courage, haveyou not friends? am I not here? Have confidence, tell mewhat troubles you, and it will be strange, indeed, if betweenus two— The barrister started to his feet, impressed by a suddenresolution. Well! yes, interrupted he; yes, you shall know all. Infact, I am tired of carrying all alone a secret that is stiflingme. The part I have been playing
. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . in was in a whirl. A thousand troubled andconfused ideas jostled one another in inextricable , come, Noel, said he, compose yourself. Who wouldbelieve any calumny uttered about you? Take courage, haveyou not friends? am I not here? Have confidence, tell mewhat troubles you, and it will be strange, indeed, if betweenus two— The barrister started to his feet, impressed by a suddenresolution. Well! yes, interrupted he; yes, you shall know all. Infact, I am tired of carrying all alone a secret that is stiflingme. The part I have been playing irritates and wearies have need of a friend to console me. I require a counselorwhose voice will encourage me, for one is a bad judge of hisown cause, and this crime has plunged me into an abyss ofhesitations. You know, replied M. Tabaret kindly, that I regard youas my own son. Do not scruple to let me serve you. Know then, commenced the barrister—but no, not here:what I have to say must not be overheard. Let us go intomy VX/HEX Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face inNoels study, and the door had been carefully shut, theold fellow felt uneasy, and said: What if your mother shouldrequire anything. If Madame Gerdy rinps. replied the young man dryly, the servant will attend to her. This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, ac-customed as he was to the affectionate relations always existingbetween mother and son. For heavens sake, Noel, said he, 682 THE LEROUGE AFFAIR calm yourself. Do not allow yourself to be overcome by afeeling of irritation. You have, I see, some little pique againstyour mother, which you will have forgotten to-morrow. Dontspeak of her in this icy tone; but tell me what you mean bycalling her Madame Gerdy. What I mean? rejoined the barrister in a hollow tone;what I mean? Then rising from his armchair, he took sev-eral strides about the room, and, returning to his place nearthe old fellow, said: Because, M. Tabaret, Mad
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