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But the other never stirred When he beheld his adversary on guard and ready to parry,-"Captain Phoebus," he said, and his tone vibrated with bitterness, "you forget your appointes of men like Phoebus are milk-soups, whose ebullition is calmed by a drop of cold water This silittered in the captain's hand to be lowered

"Captain," pursued the man, "to-morrow, the day after to-morrow, a month hence, ten years hence, you will find o first to your rendezvous"

"In sooth," said Phoebus, as though seeking to capitulate with his to be encountered in a rendezvous,--a sword and a wench; but I do not see why I should miss the one for the sake of the other, when I can have both"

He replaced his sword in its scabbard

"Go to your rendezvous," said the man

"Monsieur," replied Phoebus with some embarrassment, "many thanks for your courtesy In fact, there will be ample time to-morrow for us to chop up father Adaed to you for allowing reeable quarter of an hour I certainly did hope to put you in the gutter, and still arrive in time for the fair one, especially as it has a better appearance to make the wo the air of a gallant man, and it is safer to defer our affair until to-morrow So I will betake myself to my rendezvous; it is for seven o'clock, as you know" Here Phoebus scratched his ear "Ah ~Corne Dieu~! I had forgotten! I haven't a sou to discharge the price of the garret, and the old crone will insist on being paid in advance She distrusts me"

"Here is the ithal to pay"

Phoebus felt the stranger's cold hand slip into his a large piece ofthe hand

"~Vrai Dieu~!" he exclaiood fellow!"

"One condition," said theand that you were speaking the truth Hide me in some corner whence I can see whether this woman is really the one whose name you uttered"

"Oh!" replied Phoebus, "'tis all one to me We will take, the Sainte-Marthe chamber; you can look at your ease from the kennel hard by"

"Come then," said the shadow

"At your service," said the captain, "I know not whether you are Messer Diavolus in person; but let us be good friends for this evening; to-morroill repay you all my debts, both of purse and sword"