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Tavannes scanned the ?" he said

The Provost started, and lost one half of his colour "God forbid!" he

cried, "saving Madame's presence! Who says so, my lord, lies!"

"Ay, lies not far from the truth"

"My lord!"

"Pish, man, Lescot has said it, and will act on it And Thuriot, who

prints for the University! Would you 'scape thes First, how many men has

Montsoreau's fellow in the Castle? Few, I know, for he is a niggard, and

if he spends, he spends the Duke's pay"

"Twelve But five can hold it"

"Ay, but twelve dare not leave it! Let them stew in their own broth! And

now for the other ibbets,

with a ladder and two ropes apiece, are set up in the square And let

one be before this door You understand? Then let it be done! The

rest," he added with a ferocious sistrate nodded rather feebly "Doubtless," he said, his eye

wandering here and there, "there are rogues in Angers And for rogues

the gibbet! But saving your presence, my lord, it is a question

whether--"