The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 27 (1/2)

”You have learned so?”

”Coh to talk under these walls?”

As they stepped out on the square they saw Fanfar, but Fanfar did not notice these two shadows He entered the inn and Caillette threw herself into his arlad to see you,” muttered Schwann, half ashamed of his own emotion

In the silence that followed, the voice of La Roulante was heard singing while drowning her sorrows in a bottle of brandy

CHAPTER XXI

THE GRAtitUDE OF A MARQUIS

After the departure of the two strangers, who, it will be understood, now renounced their trip for Remisemont, Gudel remained very pensive He said to hiht to imperil the future of Fanfar and to have an to feel very uneasy at the long absence of the young man There was a knock at the door

”Coreat when he beheld a stranger walk in

”I aereues, and I wish to talk with you”

”I a forward a chair

”You are probably astonished, Monsieur Gudel,” said the Marquis, ”athere at this time I know of your accident, and I trust you will excuse my indiscretion when you hear my reasons”

Iron Jaed

”I was, a half hour since, in great danger, and one of your people saved my life You will hear about that later on, I can not now delay to tell you”

”But as this person?”

”His naht have known it!” shouted Gudel, ”he is always doing such things

But where is he? Is he hurt?”

”Not in the least He assisted me upon his horse, and the aniht ed to walk back”

”He does not mind that, let me tell you He will be here in ten minutes”

”And the more reason why I should make haste in what I have to say My name tells you the position I hold at court--”

”I know very little of such matters”

”Then I will tell you that reat I am ready to serve your--son--”

”My son! Alas, sir, I wish Fanfar were my son, but, unfortunately, he is no relation of mine”

”But this young man has parents? I can serve them, undoubtedly”