The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27
CHAPTER XIV.

All the dlstaste and misliking had ex-
pressed In the afternoon for the court Of Blois
booted and travel stained as we were. I did
not conceive it likely that We should be oh
S%S'd 6s sS circle an sSS" s' Rs to Ss
through with our adventure and away from
the iii ;;19moned precincts in which found my
faces OF my companons: but n de- e Res N.Y.
who was not quite free himself think. from
ing my sleeve to enforce vigilance. noted that
the lackcys had ceased to follow US. and that
We were beginn TO ascend a rough staircase
cut IN the rock, gathered from This, though
the darkness limited our view behind as well
as in front to few twinklinG lights. that we
were mounting tho scarp from the moat to the
side wall Of the castle. and was not surprised
when the Marquis mutter"d to US to stop. and
Knocked softly on the panel Of a door.
N. de Kosry might have spared the touch no
laid on my sleeve; for was fully and painfully
we stood and was very little likoly to commits
an indiscretion. trusted he had not done so
guard himself. iut. now often, reflected. ha!
all safeguards been set asi aud all pre-
cautions eludHI rthose to whom he was com:
about to enter. Colgny had received the most
We wSo bound. The end in other case had
been. the same; the onildenco Of the ono
the othsE WHAT il the KIM Ii , II Frames thonght
to max his peace with his Cal hoir subjects
, offended 10y the murder Of Guse 10y II second
murder. the murder OF one rs obnoxious to
them as he was precious to their arch enemy
in the SOUTH l.osny wa' sagacious indeed:
but then reflected he was young. ambitious
The opening Of tho door interrupted. with.
hcnsioN. A faint light shone out. so foebiy us
TO llumlne little more than tho stairs at our
teot The Marquis entered at once. NJ de
Eosny followed. | brought up the rear. and the
door Was closed by n man who stood behind it.
foot of n very narrow staircase. which the
doorkeeper. II pikoman In 4 gray uniform with
a, small lapthorn swinging from rho cross;
said n word to him, but he only stared in
answer and tv.t De RsmIo@e o9ting hack
1t was useless. As tho man was u Swiss and
spoke no French.
:, This did not tend to rcassure me any more
than the ch i'll roughness OF the wall which my
s hasT touched h a. GfPed mpwasa or %
S I Sn the Staircase Icas MAS n used
and belonged to- part OF the castle lifted Tor
DARK and secret do.ngs. We stumbled in tho
before II. le Kambouil ct Whispered to G us to
stand, and knocked gently NJ "a third,
filed mo with the widest conJecturcs. But
By, one, into a bare. unturnisned. drsughty
gallery mmeida,sy az IplGed under the
without a ST. gle stool, Three windows rough
y glazed, and menced, where they were
th-, other displaying the stones and mortar
without disguise or ornament. Beside tho
door through which We had entered stood
silent figure in the same gray uniform | had
seen below. his ianthorn on the floor at his
feet. A second door at the further ond of tho
gallery. which was fun twenty PAGES long. was
guarded IN ike manner couple Of lnnthorps
stood in the middle Of tho iio0rand that was all.
Inside the door NJ. do fambouiIlet. with his
finger ON his H., soppyd US, and wc'to"d
tile GROUP OF three Il race IN front OF the sem
Try ana With the enIty room before us, |
locke al, u. dc i|ospy, but he was looking at
EamnoullGt. The Marquis had his back to.
ward me; the sentry was gazing into vacancy:
ana thus baDied in my aEeml To learn some.
thing from the looks Of the othcr actors in the
outside, nNd Tho wind ratified thc ca-sment,
hut minGirI with these mclauchoiy 'oGnds-
which gained force ns such things always do.
from the circumstances III which v, wsge
placed and our own silence fanc,et lcaught
tie .istAnt luH Il voices and laughter And
That. ] EIoW not why. brought NJ. do Guise
again 10 my mind
he story Of his Heath, as had hoard Il from
that acrursed monk T. tho inn on tho elaine.
occurred to me in all its freshness. with all its