Червоне та чорне

The Clergy, their Forests, Liberty

           Therearetwelvehorsesinthestableattheotherendofthevillage.Theywanttostopsomecourier."

           "Really,"saidJulieninnocently.

           Discoveringthefraudwasnotenough;thethingwastogetaway,butGeronimoandhisfriendscouldnotsucceedindoingthis.

           "Letuswaitfordaybreak,"saidthesingeratlast,"theyaremistrustfulofus.Itisperhapsyouormewhomtheysuspect.Wewillorderagoodbreakfastto-morrowmorning,wewillgoforawalkwhiletheyaregettingitready,wewillthenescape,wewillhirehorses,andgainthenextstation."

           "Andhowaboutyourluggage?"saidJulien,whothoughtperhapsGeronimohimselfmighthavebeensenttointercepthim.Theyhadtohavesupperandgotobed.Julienwasstillinhisfirstsleepwhenhewaswokenupwithastartbythevoicesoftwopersonswhowerespeakinginhisroomwithutmostfreedom.

           Herecognisedthepostmasterarmedwithadarklantern.Thelightwasturnedonthecarriage-seatwhichJulienhadhadtakenupintohisroom.Besidethepostmasterwasamanwhowascalmlysearchingtheopenseat.Juliencouldseenothingexceptthesleevesofhiscoatwhichwereblackandverytight.

           "It’sacassock,"hesaidtohimselfandhesoftlyseizedthelittlepistolwhichhehadplacedunderhispillow.

           "Don’tbefrightenedofhiswakingup,curé,"saidthepostmaster,"thewinethathasbeenservedhimwasthestuffpreparedbyyourself."

           "Ican’tfindanytraceofpapers,"answeredthecuré."Alotoflinenandessences,pommades,andvanities.It’sayoungmanoftheworldonpleasurebent.

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