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Chapter 1. Sun and Shadow

           

           ‘Whatdoyoumean?’

           JohnBaptistpolishedhisknifeinsilence.

           ‘DoyoumeanthatIhavenotrepresentedthecasecorrectly?’

           ‘Al-tro!’returnedJohnBaptist.Thewordwasanapologynow,andstoodfor‘Oh,bynomeans!’

           ‘Whatthen?’

           ‘Presidentsandtribunalsaresoprejudiced.’

           ‘Well,’criedtheother,uneasilyflingingtheendofhiscloakoverhisshoulderwithanoath,‘letthemdotheirworst!’

           ‘TrulyIthinktheywill,’murmuredJohnBaptisttohimself,ashebenthisheadtoputhisknifeinhissash.

           Nothingmorewassaidoneitherside,thoughtheybothbeganwalkingtoandfro,andnecessarilycrossedateveryturn.MonsieurRigaudsometimesstopped,asifheweregoingtoputhiscaseinanewlight,ormakesomeirateremonstrance;butSignorCavallettocontinuingtogoslowlytoandfroatagrotesquekindofjog-trotpacewithhiseyesturneddownward,nothingcameoftheseinclinings.

           By-and-bythenoiseofthekeyinthelockarrestedthemboth.Thesoundofvoicessucceeded,andthetreadoffeet.Thedoorclashed,thevoicesandthefeetcameon,andtheprison-keeperslowlyascendedthestairs,followedbyaguardofsoldiers.

           ‘Now,MonsieurRigaud,’saidhe,pausingforamomentatthegrate,withhiskeysinhishands,‘havethegoodnesstocomeout.’

           ‘Iamtodepartinstate,Isee?’

           ‘Why,unlessyoudid,’returnedthejailer,‘youmightdepartinsomanypiecesthatitwouldbedifficulttogetyoutogetheragain.There’sacrowd,MonsieurRigaud,anditdoesn’tloveyou.

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