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Chapter 11. Let Loose

           

           Assheplacedthesoupbeforetheguest,whochangedhisattitudetoasittingone,helookedherfullintheface,andhismoustachewentupunderhisnose,andhisnosecamedownoverhismoustache.

           ‘Well!’saidthepreviousspeaker,‘letuscomebacktooursubject.Leavingallthataside,gentlemen,itwasbecausethemanwasacquittedonhistrialthatpeoplesaidatMarseillesthatthedevilwasletloose.Thatwashowthephrasebegantocirculate,andwhatitmeant;nothingmore.’

           ‘Howdotheycallhim?’saidthelandlady.‘Biraud,isitnot?’

           ‘Rigaud,madame,’returnedthetallSwiss.

           ‘Rigaud!Tobesure.’

           Thetraveller’ssoupwassucceededbyadishofmeat,andthatbyadishofvegetables.Heateallthatwasplacedbeforehim,emptiedhisbottleofwine,calledforaglassofrum,andsmokedhiscigarettewithhiscupofcoffee.Ashebecamerefreshed,hebecameoverbearing;andpatronisedthecompanyattheDaybreakincertainsmalltalkatwhichheassisted,asifhisconditionwerefarabovehisappearance.

           Thecompanymighthavehadotherengagements,ortheymighthavefelttheirinferiority,butinanycasetheydispersedbydegrees,andnotbeingreplacedbyothercompany,lefttheirnewpatroninpossessionoftheBreakofDay.Thelandlordwasclinkingaboutinhiskitchen;thelandladywasquietatherwork;andtherefreshedtravellersatsmokingbythestove,warminghisraggedfeet.

           ‘Pardonme,madame—thatBiraud.’

           ‘Rigaud,monsieur.’

           ‘Rigaud.

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