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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           HereIam!’

           BeforeArthurcouldspeaktohiminhisindignantwonder,Cavallettofollowedhimintotheroom.MrPancksfollowedCavalletto.Neitherofthetwohadbeentheresinceitspresentoccupanthadhadpossessionofit.MrPancks,breathinghard,sidlednearthewindow,puthishatontheground,stirredhishairupwithbothhands,andfoldedhisarms,likeamanwhohadcometoapauseinahardday’swork.MrBaptist,nevertakinghiseyesfromhisdreadedchumofold,softlysatdownonthefloorwithhisbackagainstthedoorandoneofhisanklesineachhand:resumingtheattitude(exceptthatitwasnowexpressiveofunwinkingwatchfulness)inwhichhehadsatbeforethesamemaninthedeepershadeofanotherprison,onehotmorningatMarseilles.

           ‘Ihaveitonthewitnessingofthesetwomadmen,’saidMonsieurBlandois,otherwiseLagnier,otherwiseRigaud,‘thatyouwantme,brother-bird.HereIam!’

           Glancingroundcontemptuouslyatthebedstead,whichwasturnedupbyday,heleanedhisbackagainstitasaresting-place,withoutremovinghishatfromhishead,andstooddefiantlyloungingwithhishandsinhispockets.

           ‘Youvillainofill-omen!’saidArthur.‘Youhavepurposelycastadreadfulsuspicionuponmymother’shouse.Whyhaveyoudoneit?Whatpromptedyoutothedevilishinvention?’

           MonsieurRigaud,afterfrowningathimforamoment,laughed.‘Hearthisnoblegentleman!Listen,alltheworld,tothiscreatureofVirtue!Buttakecare,takecare.Itispossible,myfriend,thatyourardourisalittlecompromising.HolyBlue!Itispossible.

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