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“No；thankstoSte。Genevieveandyourlordship，whomwecallinthisvillagethepoorman’sfriend，Ihaveafowlinthepot。“
ThisphrasesopleasedmethatIrepeatedittotheking。Ittickledhisfancyalso，andforsomeyearsitwasaverycommonremarkofthatgoodandgreatruler，thathehopedtolivetoseeeverypeasantwithafowlinhispot。
“Butwhy，“IrememberIonceaskedthishonestfellow——itwasonthelastoccasionofthesorrelfallinglamethere——“doyouthankSte。Genevieve？“
“Sheismypatronsaint，“heanswered。
“ThenyouareaParisian？“
“Yourlordshipisalwaysright。“
“Butdoeshersaintshipdoyouanygood？“Iaskedcuriously。
“Certainly，byyourlordship’sleave。Mywifepraystoherandsheloosensthenailsinthesorrel’sshoes。“
“Infactshepaysoffanoldgrudge，“Ianswered，“fortherewasatimewhenParislikedmelittle；butharkye，mastersmith，IamnotsurethatthisisnotanactoftreasontoconspirewithMadameGenevieveagainstthecomfortoftheking’sminister。Whatthinkyou，yourascal；canyoupassthejusticeelmwithoutashiver？“
Thisthrewthesimplefellowintoagreatfear，whichthesightofthelivreofgoldspeedilyconvertedintojoyasstupendous。
LeavinghimstillstaringathisfortuneIrodeaway；butwhenwehadgonesomelittledistance，theaspectofhisface，whenI
chargedhimwithtreason，ormyownunassisteddiscriminationsuggestedaclewtothephenomenon。
“LaTrape，“Isaidtomyvalet——thesamewhowaswithmeatCahors——
“whatisthenameoftheinnkeeperatPoissy，atwhosehouseweareaccustomedtodine？“
“Andrew，mayitpleaseyourlordship。“
“Andrew！Ithoughtso！“Iexclaimed，smitingmythigh。“SimonandAndrewhisbrother！Answer，knave，and，ifyouhavepermittedmetoberobbedthesemanytimes，trembleforyourears。IshenotbrothertothesmithatAubergenvillewhohasjustshodmyhorse？“
LaTrapeprofessedtobeignorantonthispoint，butagroomwhohadstayedbehindwithme，havingsoughtmypermissiontospeak，saiditwasso，addingthatMasterAndrewhadrisenintheworldthroughlargedealingsinhay，whichhewaswonttotakedailyintoParisandsell，andthathedidnotnowacknowledgeorseeanythingofhisbrotherthesmith，thoughitwasbelievedthatheretainedasneakinglikingforhim。
Onreceivingthisconfirmationofmysuspicions，myvanityaswellasmysenseofjusticeledmetoactwiththepromptitudewhichI
haveexhibitedingreateremergencies。IratedLaTrapeforhiscarelessnessofmyinterestsinpermittingthisdeceptiontobepracticedonme；andthemainbodyofmyattendantsbeingnowinsight，IorderedhimtotaketwoSwissandarrestbothbrotherswithoutdelay。Itwantedyetthreehoursofsunset，andIjudgedthat，byhardriding，theymightreachRosnywiththeirprisonersbeforebedtime。
IspentsometimewhilestillontheroadinconsideringwhatpunishmentIshouldinflictontheculprits；andfinallylaidasidethepurposeIhadatfirstconceivedofputtingthemtodeath——aninflictiontheyhadrichlydeserved——infavorofaplanwhichI
thoughtmightoffermesomeamusement。FortheexecutionofthisI
dependeduponMaignan，myequerry，whowasamanoflivelyimagination，beingthesamewhohadofhisownmotionarrangedandcarriedoutthetriumphalprocession，inwhichIwasbornetoRosnyafterthebattleofIvry。BeforeIsatdowntosupperIgavehimhisdirections；andasIhadexpected，newswasbroughttomewhileIwasattablethattheprisonershadarrived。
ThereuponIinformedtheduchessandthecompanygenerally，for，aswasusual，anumberofmycountryneighborshadcometocomplimentmeonmyreturn，thattherewassomesportofararekindonfoot；
andweadjourned，Maignan，followedbyfourpagesbearinglights，leadingthewaytothatendoftheterracewhichabutsonthelindenavenue。Here，ascoreofgroomsholdingtorchesalofthadbeenarrangedinacirclesothattheimpromptutheaterthusformed，whichMaignanhadorderedwithmuchtaste，wasaslightasintheday。Onaslopingbankatoneendseatshadbeenplacedforthosewhohadsuppedatmytable，whiletherestofthecompanyfoundsuchplacesofvantageastheycould；theirnumber，indeed，amounting，withmyhousehold，totwohundredpersons。Inthecenteroftheopenspaceasmallforgefirehadbeenk
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