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The Regent's Daughter
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"No, monsieur, but it approaches."
"When will it be?"
"May I tell you the truth, chevalier?"
"I shall be most grateful to you."
"To-morrow, at break of day."
"Where?"
"In the yard of the Bastille."
"Thank you; I had hoped, however, that before I died I might have been the husband of the young girl who was here yesterday."
"Did M. d'Argenson promise you this?"
"No, but he promised to ask the king."
"The king may have refused."
"Does he never grant such favors?"
"'Tis rare, monsieur, but not without a precedent."
"I am a Christian," said Gaston; "I hope I shall be allowed a confessor."
"He is here."
"May I see him?"
"Directly; at present he is with your accomplice!"
"My accomplice! who?"
"La Jonquiere, who will be executed with you."
"And I had suspected him!" said Gaston.
"Chevalier, you are young to die," said the governor.
"Death does not count years: God bids it strike and it obeys."
"But if one can avert the blow, it is almost a crime not to do so."
"What do you mean? I do not understand."
"I told you that M. d'Argenson gave hopes."
"Enough, monsieur, I have nothing to confess."
At this moment the major knocked at the door and exchanged some words with the governor.
"Monsieur," said the latter, "Captain la Jonquiere wishes to see you once more."
"And you refuse it?" said Gaston, with a slight ironical smile.
"On the contrary, I grant it, in the hope that he will be more reasonable than you, and that he wishes to consult you as to making confessions."
"If that be his intention, tell him I refuse to come."
"I know nothing of it, monsieur; perhaps he only wishes once again to see his companion in misfortune."
"In that case, monsieur, I consent."
"Follow me, then."
They found the captain lying on the bed with his clothes in rags.
"I thought the almoner of the Bastille was with you?" said M. de Launay.
"He was, but I sent him away."
"Why so?"
"Because I do not like Jesuits; do you think, morbleu, that I cannot die properly without a priest?"
"To die properly, monsieur, is not to die bravely, but as a Christian."
"If I had wanted a sermon, I would have kept the priest, but I wanted M. de Chanlay."
"He is here, monsieur; I refuse nothing to those who have nothing to hope."
"Ah! chevalier, are you there?" said La Jonquiere, turning round; "you are welcome."
"Explain," said Gaston; "I see with sorrow that you refuse the consolations of religion."
"You also! if you say another word, I declare I will turn Huguenot."
"Pardon, captain, but I thought it my duty to advise you to do what I shall do myself."
"I bear you no ill-will, chevalier; if I were a minister, I would proclaim religious liberty. Now, M. de Launay," continued he, "you understand that as the chevalier and I are about to undertake a long tete-à-tete journey, we have some things to talk over together first."
"I will retire. Chevalier, you have an hour to remain here."
"Thank you, monsieur," said Gaston.
"Well?" said the captain, when they were alone.
"When will it be?"
"May I tell you the truth, chevalier?"
"I shall be most grateful to you."
"To-morrow, at break of day."
"Where?"
"In the yard of the Bastille."
"Thank you; I had hoped, however, that before I died I might have been the husband of the young girl who was here yesterday."
"Did M. d'Argenson promise you this?"
"No, but he promised to ask the king."
"The king may have refused."
"Does he never grant such favors?"
"'Tis rare, monsieur, but not without a precedent."
"I am a Christian," said Gaston; "I hope I shall be allowed a confessor."
"He is here."
"May I see him?"
"Directly; at present he is with your accomplice!"
"My accomplice! who?"
"La Jonquiere, who will be executed with you."
"And I had suspected him!" said Gaston.
"Chevalier, you are young to die," said the governor.
"Death does not count years: God bids it strike and it obeys."
"But if one can avert the blow, it is almost a crime not to do so."
"What do you mean? I do not understand."
"I told you that M. d'Argenson gave hopes."
"Enough, monsieur, I have nothing to confess."
At this moment the major knocked at the door and exchanged some words with the governor.
"Monsieur," said the latter, "Captain la Jonquiere wishes to see you once more."
"And you refuse it?" said Gaston, with a slight ironical smile.
"On the contrary, I grant it, in the hope that he will be more reasonable than you, and that he wishes to consult you as to making confessions."
"If that be his intention, tell him I refuse to come."
"I know nothing of it, monsieur; perhaps he only wishes once again to see his companion in misfortune."
"In that case, monsieur, I consent."
"Follow me, then."
They found the captain lying on the bed with his clothes in rags.
"I thought the almoner of the Bastille was with you?" said M. de Launay.
"He was, but I sent him away."
"Why so?"
"Because I do not like Jesuits; do you think, morbleu, that I cannot die properly without a priest?"
"To die properly, monsieur, is not to die bravely, but as a Christian."
"If I had wanted a sermon, I would have kept the priest, but I wanted M. de Chanlay."
"He is here, monsieur; I refuse nothing to those who have nothing to hope."
"Ah! chevalier, are you there?" said La Jonquiere, turning round; "you are welcome."
"Explain," said Gaston; "I see with sorrow that you refuse the consolations of religion."
"You also! if you say another word, I declare I will turn Huguenot."
"Pardon, captain, but I thought it my duty to advise you to do what I shall do myself."
"I bear you no ill-will, chevalier; if I were a minister, I would proclaim religious liberty. Now, M. de Launay," continued he, "you understand that as the chevalier and I are about to undertake a long tete-à-tete journey, we have some things to talk over together first."
"I will retire. Chevalier, you have an hour to remain here."
"Thank you, monsieur," said Gaston.
"Well?" said the captain, when they were alone.
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