The Son Of Monte Cristo Part 39 (1/2)
”Very good Now do you take the lead, I will follow”
Fanfar was strangely preoccupied While Gudel talked to hi in his ear:
”Cinette! Cinette!”
Gudel saw that there was so on in theaccusto obedience to Fanfar Ever since La Roulante left him after the attempt at assassination, Gudel had been a different reat depression from which Fanfar alone could rouse hi out, ”The police! the police!” Gudel followed him without a question
Suddenly Gudel stuht hilass Gudel had broken one of those small s in the roof which landlords consider sufficient for tenants who pay only sixty francs per annu, strange, white object, which was probably a e for arms One hand held a candle and the other sheltered it from the wind There was a yell of amazement from their throats
”Fanfar!”
”Bobi+chel!”
”I thought you were dead, Bobi+chel,” said Iron Jaws, severely
”No, I am not dead; but I was asleep”
”You are alone!”
”Of course!”
”Then you can take us in”
Bobi+chel uttered an oath ”Of course I can!” he shouted
It was clear that he was not a ghost Ghosts do not swear nor carry candles in their hands Finally the three were seated in a small attic about four yards square They all talked at once
How did Bobi+chel get there? Where had he been?
He had been taken to the hospital and there detained on account of soreatly excited the curiosity of the , he was in the garden and noticed a door in the wall, and saw that the gardener had left his key in it He selected the moment judiciously, and finally found himself on the road to Paris, where he had arrived that very arret which the landlord had had on his hands for three months by reason of the rats, and therefore nobly refrained frofive sous, and on this the ex-clown extended hi his eyes to the future His first care was to regain his strength, which had been sorely taxed by his journey While half asleep, he had heard steps on the roof, and with a vague belief that the whole hospital force were in pursuit of hiht to him, however, his two best friends--Gudel and Fanfar
After they had heard this explanation, it became Bobi+chel's turn to question
”Let Fanfar tell you,” said Gudel ”I really know nothing except that he bade me fly, that my neck has been nearly broken, and that he saved ed to run about over roofs in this way, I really can't say”
”Perhaps you are still conspiring?” asked Bobi+chel, innocently
Fanfar shouted with laughter ”Yes,” he replied, ”and more than ever!”
”Tellin the world to do, and I must have some occupation, of course”
”We will see about that later”
”You have said nothing about Made of the pursuit of the police
To-ins to be uneasy, ill send her here we are, and bid her come to us”