Within an Inch of His Life

surrounded by farm buildings. The chateau was wide awake. Before her house-door, the farmer's wife was cleaning the huge caldron in which she ha

looking the farm operations. He was a man of nearly fifty, still very active, who had been bequeathed to his new maste

, and saw no difference between his own interests and those of his master. In fact, he was treated les

up to the door, he threw away his cigar, came down quickly,

pleasant surprise! My m

ore than once at the chateau; and he knew the plans that had been discussed between M. Galpin and his master. Hence he was not

oiscoran got

not to wake him. He came home late last

the attorney looked away, each

ame home late last nig

rather after midn

had he g

here abou

s he dr

users, a shooting-jacket of brown

take h

s,

now where

hese questions, which he thought were extremely impertinent. But this last question seemed to

r where he goes when he leaves the house,

le feelings which actuated the faithful servant. H

from idle curiosity. Tell me what you know; for your fran

he magistrate and the commonwealth attorney, at Mechinet, and fin

do not know where M. de Bois

e no sus

N

nt to Brechy t

hat he has any f

do after he

owed evident signs

utes. Then he came down, ate a piece of a pie, and drank a glass of wine. Then he lit a cigar,

you went

cour

know what your mas

. I heard him open

ar to you differ

ways is,-quite cheer

me the gun he

probably took i

mark, when the magistrate stopped h

aster and Count Claudieuse h

dark presentiment had ente

e: at least

that they are

O

reat difficultie

hey cannot well hate each other. Besides, I have heard master say a hundred times, that he looked u

ent, thinking whether he had forgotte

t from here t

, sir," repl

g there, what roa

ad which pas

ot go across

ainly

y n

t of its banks, and the d

much shorter thr

d take more time. The paths are very

conceal his disappointment. Anthony's a

"if fire should break out at Valpi

There are hills and

the Brechy bel

ind is nort

night, h

west, as it always is

othing? You do not know w

do not unders

at this moment there appeared two gendarmes on horseback,

ony saw them,

the meaning of this?

stopped him,

p! Don't s

Ribot to the ge

eyes, and let him have no

again to Ant

o M. de Boisco