. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . on rose. Atmidnight the fugitives were on their way, and at daybreak theyset foot on the territory of Piedmont. They had dismissed theirguide some time before. They now proceeded to break thelitter to pieces; and handful by handful cast the wool of themattress to the wind. Our task is accomplished, said one of the officers to Mau-rice. We will now return to France. May God protect you!Farewell! It was with tears in his eyes that Maurice parted from th<brave fellows who had proved so instrumental in saving hisfathers life. Now he was the sole protec
. Monsieur Lecoq & The honor of the name . on rose. Atmidnight the fugitives were on their way, and at daybreak theyset foot on the territory of Piedmont. They had dismissed theirguide some time before. They now proceeded to break thelitter to pieces; and handful by handful cast the wool of themattress to the wind. Our task is accomplished, said one of the officers to Mau-rice. We will now return to France. May God protect you!Farewell! It was with tears in his eyes that Maurice parted from th<brave fellows who had proved so instrumental in saving hisfathers life. Now he was the sole protector of Marie-Anne,who, pale and overcome with fatigue and emotion, trembledon his arm. But DO—for Corporal Bavois still lingered by hislide. And you. my friend, he asked sadly, what arc yougoing to do? Follow you, replied the old soldier. I have a right to ahome with you; that was agreed between your father and my-donl hurry, for the young lady does not seem well, andI Ml et a village only a short distance off. 496 THE HONOR OF THE NAME. U*SSENTIALLY a woman in grace and beauty, as well asin devotion and tenderness, Marie-Anne, as we have shown,was moreover capable of truly virile bravery. Her energy andcoolness during those trying days had been the admiration andastonishment of all around her. But human endurance has itslimits, and after excessive efforts there invariably comes a mo-ment when the shrinking flesh fails the firmest will. Thus, whenMarie-Anne tried to resume her journey she found that herstrength was exhausted; her swollen feet and limbs scarcelysupported her, her head whirled, and she shivered and the old soldier were both obliged to support her,almost to carry her; but fortunately they were not far from avillage, as was evident from an old church tower just discern-ible through the morning mist. Soon, however, they distinguished several cottages, and withthe prospect of speedy rest before them they were hasteningforward, when suddenly Bavoi
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