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Chapter 11

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           AndwhenPonshadsaidthename,Iknewitatonceforthepriest,Martinelli,whohadbeenknockinghisheelstwomortalhoursintheroomwithout.

           WhenMartinelliwaspermittedtoenterandashesalutedmebytitleandname,Iknewatoncemynameandallofit.IwasCountGuillaumedeSainte-Maure.(Yousee,onlycouldIknowthen,andrememberafterward,whatwasinmyconsciousmind.)

           ThepriestwasItalian,darkandsmall,leanaswithfastingorwithawastinghungernotofthisworld,andhishandswereassmallandslenderasawoman’s.Buthiseyes!Theywerecunningandtrustless,narrow-slittedandheavy-lidded,atoneandthesametimeassharpasaferret’sandasindolentasabaskinglizard’s.

           “Therehasbeenmuchdelay,CountdeSainte-Maure,”hebeganpromptly,whenPonshadlefttheroomataglancefromme.“HewhomIservegrowsimpatient.”

           “Changeyourtune,priest,”Ibrokeinangrily.“Remember,youarenotnowinRome.”

           “Myaugustmaster—”hebegan.

           “RulesaugustlyinRome,mayhap,”Iagaininterrupted.“ThisisFrance.”

           Martinellishruggedhisshouldersmeeklyandpatiently,buthiseyes,gleaminglikeabasilisk’s,gavehisshouldersthelie.

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