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Chapter 1. Sun and Shadow

           

           Hepassedonoutofsight,andunlockedandunbarredalowdoorinthecornerofthechamber.‘Now,’saidhe,asheopeneditandappearedwithin,‘comeout.’

           ThereisnosortofwhitenessinallthehuesunderthesunatalllikethewhitenessofMonsieurRigaud’sfaceasitwasthen.Neitheristhereanyexpressionofthehumancountenanceatalllikethatexpressionineverylittlelineofwhichthefrightenedheartisseentobeat.Bothareconventionallycomparedwithdeath;butthedifferenceisthewholedeepgulfbetweenthestruggledone,andthefightatitsmostdesperateextremity.

           Helightedanotherofhispapercigarsathiscompanion’s;putittightlybetweenhisteeth;coveredhisheadwithasoftslouchedhat;threwtheendofhiscloakoverhisshoulderagain;andwalkedoutintothesidegalleryonwhichthedooropened,withouttakinganyfurthernoticeofSignorCavalletto.Astothatlittlemanhimself,hiswholeattentionhadbecomeabsorbedingettingnearthedoorandlookingoutatit.Preciselyasabeastmightapproachtheopenedgateofhisdenandeyethefreedombeyond,hepassedthosefewmomentsinwatchingandpeering,untilthedoorwascloseduponhim.

           Therewasanofficerincommandofthesoldiers;astout,serviceable,profoundlycalmman,withhisdrawnswordinhishand,smokingacigar.HeverybrieflydirectedtheplacingofMonsieurRigaudinthemidstoftheparty,puthimselfwithconsummateindifferenceattheirhead,gavetheword‘march!’andsotheyallwentjinglingdownthestaircase.

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