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The Pavilion

           Theoldmanreadsomuchtruthandsomuchgriefinthefaceoftheyoungmanthathemadehimasigntolisten,andrepeatedinalowvoice:"Itwasscarcelynineo’clockwhenIheardanoiseinthestreet,andwaswonderingwhatitcouldbe,whenoncomingtomydoor,Ifoundthatsomebodywasendeavoringtoopenit.AsIamverypoorandamnotafraidofbeingrobbed,Iwentandopenedthegateandsawthreemenatafewpacesfromit.Intheshadowwasacarriagewithtwohorses,andsomesaddlehorses.Thesehorsesevidentlybelongedtothethreemen,whoweredressedascavaliers.‘Ah,myworthygentlemen,’criedI,‘whatdoyouwant?’‘Youmusthavealadder?’saidhewhoappearedtobetheleaderoftheparty.‘Yes,monsieur,theonewithwhichIgathermyfruit.’‘Lendittous,andgointoyourhouseagain;thereisacrownfortheannoyancewehavecausedyou.Onlyrememberthisifyouspeakawordofwhatyoumayseeorwhatyoumayhear(foryouwilllookandyouwilllisten,Iamquitesure,howeverwemaythreatenyou),youarelost.’Atthesewordshethrewmeacrown,whichIpickedup,andhetooktheladder.Aftershuttingthegatebehindthem,Ipretendedtoreturntothehouse,butIimmediatelywentoutabackdoor,andstealingalongintheshadeofthehedge,Igainedyonderclumpofelder,fromwhichIcouldhearandseeeverything.

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