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Romaine。  'But there are worse things than even bankruptcy�察�and 

worse places than a debtors' jail。'



The words were so significantly said that there went a visible 

thrill through Alain�察�sudden as a sword´stroke�察�he fell pale again。



'I do not understand you��' said he。



'O yes�察�you do��' returned Romaine。  'I believe you understand me 

very well。  You must not suppose that all this time�察�while you were 

so very busy�察�others were entirely idle。  You must not fancy�察�

because I am an Englishman�察�that I have not the intelligence to 

pursue an inquiry。  Great as is my regard for the honour of your 

house�察�M。 Alain de St。´Yves�察�if I hear of you moving directly or 

indirectly in this matter�察�I shall do my duty�察�let it cost what it 

will�此�that is�察�I shall communicate the real name of the 

Buonapartist spy who signs his letters RUE GREGOIRE DE TOURS。'



I confess my heart was already almost altogether on the side of my 

insulted and unhappy cousin�察�and if it had not been before�察�it must 

have been so now�察�so horrid was the shock with which he heard his 

infamy exposed。  Speech was denied him�察�he carried his hand to his 

neckcloth�察�he staggered�察�I thought he must have fallen。  I ran to 

help him�察�and at that he revived�察�recoiled before me�察�and stood 

there with arms stretched forth as if to preserve himself from the 

outrage of my touch。



'Hands off��' he somehow managed to articulate。



'You will now�察�I hope��' pursued the lawyer�察�without any change of 

voice�察�'understand the position in which you are placed�察�and how 

delicately it behoves you to conduct yourself。  Your arrest hangs�察�

if I may so express myself�察�by a hair�察�and as you will be under the 

perpetual vigilance of myself and my agents�察�you must look to it 

narrowly that you walk straight。  Upon the least dubiety�察�I will 

take action。'  He snuffed�察�looking critically at the tortured man。  

'And now let me remind you that your chaise is at the door。  This 

interview is agitating to his lordship ´ it cannot be agreeable for 

you ´ and I suggest that it need not be further drawn out。  It does 

not enter into the views of your uncle�察�the Count�察�that you should 

again sleep under this roof。'



As Alain turned and passed without a word or a sign from the 

apartment�察�I instantly followed。  I suppose I must be at bottom 

possessed of some humanity�察�at least�察�this accumulated torture�察�

this slow butchery of a man as by quarters of rock�察�had wholly 

changed my sympathies。  At that moment I loathed both my uncle and 

the lawyer for their coldblooded cruelty。



Leaning over the banisters�察�I was but in time to hear his hasty 

footsteps in that hall that had been crowded with servants to 

honour his coming�察�and was now left empty against his friendless 

departure。  A moment later�察�and the echoes rang�察�and the air 

whistled in my ears�察�as he slammed the door on his departing 

footsteps。  The fury of the concussion gave me ��had one been still 

wanted�� a measure of the turmoil of his passions。  In a sense�察�I 

felt with him�察�I felt how he would have gloried to slam that door 

on my uncle�察�the lawyer�察�myself�察�and the whole crowd of those who 

had been witnesses to his humiliation。









CHAPTER XX ´ AFTER THE STORM





NO sooner was the house clear of my cousin than I began to reckon 

up�察�ruefully enough�察�the probable results of what had passed。  Here 

were a number of pots broken�察�and it looked to me as if I should 

have to pay for all�  �Here had been this proud�察�mad beast goaded 

and baited both publicly and privately�察�till he could neither hear 

nor see nor reason�察�whereupon the gate had been set open�察�and he 

had been left free to go and contrive whatever vengeance he might 

find possible。  I could not help thinking it was a pity that�察�

whenever I myself was inclined to be upon my good behaviour�察�some 

friends of mine should always determine to play a piece of heroics 

and cast me for the hero ´ or the victim ´ which is very much the 

same。  The first duty of heroics is to be of your own choosing。  

When they are not that�察�they are nothing。  And I assure you�察�as I 

walked back to my own room�察�I was in no very complaisant humour�此�

thought my uncle and Mr。 Romaine to have played knuckle´bones with 

my life and prospects�察�cursed them for it roundly�察�had no wish more 

urgent than to avoid the pair of them�察�and was quite knocked out of 

time�察�as they say in the ring�察�to find myself confronted with the 

lawyer。



He stood on my hearthrug�察�leaning on the chimney´piece�察�with a 

gloomy�察�thoughtful brow�察�as I was pleased to see�察�and not in the 

least as though he were vain of the late proceedings。



'Well��' said I。  'You have done it now��'



'Is he gone��' he asked。



'He is gone��' said I。  'We shall have the devil to pay with him 

when he comes back。'



'You are right��' said the lawyer�察�'and very little to pay him with 

but flams and fabrications�察�like to´night's。'



'To´night's��' I repeated。



'Ay�察�to´night's��' said he。



'To´night's WHAT��' I cried。



'To´night's flams and fabrications。'



'God be good to me�察�sir��' said I�察�'have I something more to admire 

in your conduct than ever I had suspected�拭 �You cannot think how 

you interest me�  �That it was severe�察�I knew�察�I had already 

chuckled over that。  But that it should be false also�  �In what 

sense�察�dear sir��'



I believe I was extremely offensive as I put the question�察�but the 

lawyer paid no heed。



'False in all senses of the word��' he replied seriously。  'False in 

the sense that they were not true�察�and false in the sense that they 

were not real�察�false in the sense that I boasted�察�and in the sense 

that I lied。  How can I arrest him�拭 �Your uncle burned the papers�  �

I told you so ´ but doubtless you have forgotten ´ the day I first 

saw you in Edinburgh Castle。  It was an act of generosity�察�I have 

seen many of these acts�察�and always regretted ´ always regretted�  �

;That shall be his inheritance�察─�he said�察�as the papers burned�察�he 

did not mean that it should have proved so rich a one。  How rich�察�

time will tell。'



'I beg your pardon a hundred thousand times�察�my dear sir�察�but it 

strikes me you have the impudence ´ in the circumstances�察�I may 

call it the indecency ´ to appear cast down��'



'It is true��' said he�此�'I am。  I am cast down。  I am literally cast 

down。  I feel myself quite helpless against your cousin。'



'Now�察�really��' I asked。  'Is this serious�拭 �And is it perhaps the 

reason why you have gorged the poor devil with every species of 

insult�拭�and why you took such surprising pains to supply me with 

what I had so little need of ´ another enemy�拭 �That you were 

helpless against them�拭  �Here is my last missile�察─�say you�察 �my 

ammunition is quite exhausted�此�just wait till I get the last in ´ 

it will irritate�察�it cannot hurt him。  There ´ you see�  � he is 

furious now�察�and I am quite helpless。  One more prod�察�another kick�此�

now he is a mere lunatic�  �Stand behind me�察�I am quite helpless� ─ �

Mr。 Romaine�察�I am asking myself as to the background or motive of 

this singular jest�察�and whether the name of it should not be called 

treachery��'



'I can scarce wonder��' said he。  'In truth it has been a singular 

business�察�and we are very fortunate to be out of it so well。  Yet 

it was not treachery�此�no�察�no�察�Mr。 Anne�察�it was not treachery�察�and 

if you will do me the favour to listen to me for the inside of a 

minute�察�I shall demonstrate the same to you beyond cavil。'  He 

seemed to wake up to his ordinary briskness。  'You see the point��' 

he began。  'He had not yet read the newspaper�察�but who could tell 

when he might�拭 �He might have had that damned journal in his 

pocket�察�and how should we know�拭 �We were ´ I may say�察�we are ´ at 

the mercy of the merest twopenny accident。'



'Why�察�true��' said I�此�'I had not thought of that。'



'I warrant you��' cried Romaine�察�'you had supposed it was nothing to 

be the hero of an interesting notice in the journals�  �You had 

supposed�察�as like as not�察�it was a form of secrecy�  �But not so in 

the least。  A part of England is already buzzing with the name of 

Champdivers�察�a day or two more and the mail will have carried it 

everywhere�此�so wonderful a machine is this of ours for 

disseminating intelligence�  �Think of it�  �When my father was born 

´ but that is another story。  To return�此�we had here the elements 

of such a combustion as I dread to think of ´ your cousin and the 

journal。  Let him but glance an eye upon that column of print�察�and 

where were we�拭 �It is easy to ask�察�not so easy to answer�察�my young 

friend。  And let me tell you�察�this sheet is the Viscount's usual 

reading。  It is my conviction he had it in his pocket。'



'I beg your pardon�察�sir��' said I。  'I have been unjust。  I did not 

appreciate my danger。'



'I think you never do��' said he。



'But yet surely that public scene ´ ' I began。



'It was madn

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