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At that moment, the voice of the priest, that infernal voice, passed very close to the cell, crying,-"This way, Captain Phoebus de Châteaupers"

At that na in her corner, made a movement

"Do not stir!" said Gudule

She had barely finished when a tumult of men, swords, and horses halted around the cell The mother rose quickly and went to post herself before her , in order to stop it up She beheld a large troop of armed men, both horse and foot, drawn up on the Grève

The commander dismounted, and came toward her

"Old woman!" said this man, who had an atrocious face, "we are in search of a witch to hang her; ere told that you had her"

The poor mother assumed as indifferent an air as she could, and replied,-"I know not what you mean"

The other resuhtened archdeacon said? Where is he?"

"Monseigneur," said a soldier, "he has disappeared"

"Coain, "do not lie A sorceress was given in charge to you What have you done with her?"

The recluse did not wish to deny all, for fear of awakening suspicion, and replied in a sincere and surly tone,-"If you are speaking of a big young girl as put into o, I will tell you that she bit me, and that I released her There! Leave rimace of disappointment "Don't lie to me, old spectre!" said he "My naossip Tristan the Herlanced at the Place de Grève around hiht be Satan the Her hope, "but I should have nothing else to say to you, and I should never be afraid of you"

"~Tête-Dieu~," said Tristan, "here is a crone! Ah! So the witch girl hath fled! And in which direction did she go?" Gudule replied in a careless tone,-"Through the Rue du Mouton, I believe"

Tristan turned his head and ain The recluse breathed freely once neur," suddenly said an archer, "ask the old elf why the bars of herare broken in this ain to the heart of the miserable mother Nevertheless, she did not lose all presence of mind