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very ill in a retreat。'



'I believe that is our national character��' he said ´ God forgive 

him�  � with an air of pride。



'I have seen your national character running away at least�察�and had 

the honour to run after it��' rose to my lips�察�but I was not so ill 

advised as to give it utterance。  Every one should be flattered�察�

but boys and women without stint�察�and I put in the rest of the 

afternoon narrating to him tales of British heroism�察�for which I 

should not like to engage that they were all true。



'I am quite surprised��' he said at last。  'People tell you the 

French are insincere。  Now�察�I think your sincerity is beautiful。  I 

think you have a noble character。  I admire you very much。  I am 

very grateful for your kindness to ´ to one so young��' and he 

offered me his hand。



'I shall see you again soon��' said I。



'Oh�察�now�  �Yes�察�very soon��' said he。  'I ´ I wish to tell you。  I 

would not let Flora ´ Miss Gilchrist�察�I mean ´ come to´day。  I 

wished to see more of you myself。  I trust you are not offended�此�

you know�察�one should be careful about strangers。'



I approved his caution�察�and he took himself away�此�leaving me in a 

mixture of contrarious feelings�察�part ashamed to have played on one 

so gullible�察�part raging that I should have burned so much incense 

before the vanity of England�察�yet�察�in the bottom of my soul�察�

delighted to think I had made a friend ´ or�察�at least�察�begun to 

make a friend ´ of Flora's brother。



As I had half expected�察�both made their appearance the next day。  I 

struck so fine a shade betwixt the pride that is allowed to 

soldiers and the sorrowful humility that befits a captive�察�that I 

declare�察�as I went to meet them�察�I might have afforded a subject 

for a painter。  So much was high comedy�察�I must confess�察�but so 

soon as my eyes lighted full on her dark face and eloquent eyes�察�

the blood leaped into my cheeks ´ and that was nature�  �I thanked 

them�察�but not the least with exultation�察�it was my cue to be 

mournful�察�and to take the pair of them as one。



'I have been thinking��' I said�察�'you have been so good to me�察�both 

of you�察�stranger and prisoner as I am�察�that I have been thinking 

how I could testify to my gratitude。  It may seem a strange subject 

for a confidence�察�but there is actually no one here�察�even of my 

comrades�察�that knows me by my name and title。  By these I am called 

plain Champdivers�察�a name to which I have a right�察�but not the name 

which I should bear�察�and which ��but a little while ago�� I must hide 

like a crime。  Miss Flora�察�suffer me to present to you the Vicomte 

Anne de Keroual de Saint´Yves�察�a private soldier。'



'I knew it��' cried the boy�察�'I knew he was a noble��'



And I thought the eyes of Miss Flora said the same�察�but more 

persuasively。  All through this interview she kept them on the 

ground�察�or only gave them to me for a moment at a time�察�and with a 

serious sweetness。



'You may conceive�察�my friends�察�that this is rather a painful 

confession��' I continued。  'To stand here before you�察�vanquished�察�a 

prisoner in a fortress�察�and take my own name upon my lips�察�is 

painful to the proud。  And yet I wished that you should know me。  

Long after this�察�we may yet hear of one another ´ perhaps Mr。 

Gilchrist and myself in the field and from opposing camps ´ and it 

would be a pity if we heard and did not recognise。'



They were both moved�察�and began at once to press upon me offers of 

service�察�such as to lend me books�察�get me tobacco if I used it�察�and 

the like。  This would have been all mighty welcome�察�before the 

tunnel was ready。  Now it signified no more to me than to offer the 

transition I required。



'My dear friends��' I said ´ 'for you must allow me to call you 

that�察�who have no others within so many hundred leagues ´ perhaps 

you will think me fanciful and sentimental�察�and perhaps indeed I 

am�察�but there is one service that I would beg of you before all 

others。  You see me set here on the top of this rock in the midst 

of your city。  Even with what liberty I have�察�I have the 

opportunity to see a myriad roofs�察�and I dare to say�察�thirty 

leagues of sea and land。  All this hostile�  �Under all these roofs 

my enemies dwell�察�wherever I see the smoke of a house rising�察�I 

must tell myself that some one sits before the chimney and reads 

with joy of our reverses。  Pardon me�察�dear friends�察�I know that you 

must do the same�察�and I do not grudge at it�  �With you�察�it is all 

different。  Show me your house then�察�were it only the chimney�察�or�察�

if that be not visible�察�the quarter of the town in which it lies�  �

So�察�when I look all about me�察�I shall be able to say�此 �THERE IS ONE 

HOUSE IN WHICH I AM NOT QUITE UNKINDLY THOUGHT OF。;'



Flora stood a moment。



'It is a pretty thought��' said she�察�'and�察�as far as regards Ronald 

and myself�察�a true one。  Come�察�I believe I can show you the very 

smoke out of our chimney。'



So saying�察�she carried me round the battlements towards the 

opposite or southern side of the fortress�察�and indeed to a bastion 

almost immediately overlooking the place of our projected flight。  

Thence we had a view of some foreshortened suburbs at our feet�察�and 

beyond of a green�察�open�察�and irregular country rising towards the 

Pentland Hills。  The face of one of these summits ��say two leagues 

from where we stood�� is marked with a procession of white scars。  

And to this she directed my attention。



'You see these marks��' she said。  'We call them the Seven Sisters。  

Follow a little lower with your eye�察�and you will see a fold of the 

hill�察�the tops of some trees�察�and a tail of smoke out of the midst 

of them。  That is Swanston Cottage�察�where my brother and I are 

living with my aunt。  If it gives you pleasure to see it�察�I am 

glad。  We�察�too�察�can see the castle from a corner in the garden�察�and 

we go there in the morning often ´ do we not�察�Ronald�拭 � and we 

think of you�察�M。 de Saint´Yves�察�but I am afraid it does not 

altogether make us glad。'



'Mademoiselle��' said I�察�and indeed my voice was scarce under 

command�察�'if you knew how your generous words ´ how even the sight 

of you ´ relieved the horrors of this place�察�I believe�察�I hope�察�I 

know�察�you would be glad。  I will come here daily and look at that 

dear chimney and these green hills�察�and bless you from the heart�察�

and dedicate to you the prayers of this poor sinner。  Ah�  �I do not 

say they can avail��'



'Who can say that�察�M。 de Saint´Yves��' she said softly。  'But I 

think it is time we should be going。'



'High time��' said Ronald�察�whom ��to say the truth�� I had a little 

forgotten。



On the way back�察�as I was laying myself out to recover lost ground 

with the youth�察�and to obliterate�察�if possible�察�the memory of my 

last and somewhat too fervent speech�察�who should come past us but 

the major�拭 �I had to stand aside and salute as he went by�察�but his 

eyes appeared entirely occupied with Flora。



'Who is that man��' she asked。



'He is a friend of mine��' said I。  'I give him lessons in French�察�

and he has been very kind to me。'



'He stared��' she said�察 � 'I do not say�察�rudely�察�but why should he 

stare��'



'If you do not wish to be stared at�察�mademoiselle�察�suffer me to 

recommend a veil��' said I。



She looked at me with what seemed anger。  'I tell you the man 

stared��' she said。



And Ronald added。  'Oh�察�I don't think he meant any harm。  I suppose 

he was just surprised to see us walking about with a pr ´ with M。 

Saint´Yves。'



But the next morning�察�when I went to Chevenix's rooms�察�and after I 

had dutifully corrected his exercise ´ 'I compliment you on your 

taste��' said he to me。



'I beg your pardon��' said I。



'Oh no�察�I beg yours��' said he。  'You understand me perfectly�察�just 

as I do you。'



I murmured something about enigmas。



'Well�察�shall I give you the key to the enigma��' said he�察�leaning 

back。  'That was the young lady whom Goguelat insulted and whom you 

avenged。  I do not blame you。  She is a heavenly creature。'



'With all my heart�察�to the last of it��' said I。  'And to the first 

also�察�if it amuses you�  �You are become so very acute of late that 

I suppose you must have your own way。'



'What is her name��' he asked。



'Now�察�really��' said I。  'Do you think it likely she has told me��'



'I think it certain��' said he。



I could not restrain my laughter。  'Well�察�then�察�do you think it 

likely I would tell you��' I cried。



'Not a bit。' said he。  'But come�察�to our lesson��'









CHAPTER VI ´ THE ESCAPE





THE time for our escape drew near�察�and the nearer it came the less 

we seemed to enjoy the prospect。  There is but one side on which 

this castle can be left either with dignity or safety�察�but as there 

is the main gate and guard�察�and the chief street of the upper city�察�

it is not to be thought of by escaping prisoners。  In all other 

directions an abominable precipice surroun

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