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girdle into a mortal part�察�and that great bulk of a man�察�falling 

from his whole height�察�knocked me immediately senseless。



When I came to myself I was laid in my own sleeping´place�察�and 

could make out in the darkness the outline of perhaps a dozen heads 

crowded around me。  I sat up。  'What is it��' I exclaimed。



'Hush��' said the sergeant´major。  'Blessed be God�察�all is well。'  I 

felt him clasp my hand�察�and there were tears in his voice。  ''Tis 

but a scratch�察�my child�察�here is papa�察�who is taking good care of 

you。  Your shoulder is bound up�察�we have dressed you in your 

clothes again�察�and it will all be well。'



At this I began to remember。  'And Goguelat��' I gasped。



'He cannot bear to be moved�察�he has his bellyful�察�'tis a bad 

business��' said the sergeant´major。



The idea of having killed a man with such an instrument as half a 

pair of scissors seemed to turn my stomach。  I am sure I might have 

killed a dozen with a firelock�察�a sabre�察�a bayonet�察�or any accepted 

weapon�察�and been visited by no such sickness of remorse。  And to 

this feeling every unusual circumstance of our rencounter�察�the 

darkness in which we had fought�察�our nakedness�察�even the resin on 

the twine�察�appeared to contribute。  I ran to my fallen adversary�察�

kneeled by him�察�and could only sob his name。



He bade me compose myself。  'You have given me the key of the 

fields�察�comrade��' said he。  'SANS RANCUNE��'



At this my horror redoubled。  Here had we two expatriated Frenchmen 

engaged in an ill´regulated combat like the battles of beasts。  

Here was he�察�who had been all his life so great a ruffian�察�dying in 

a foreign land of this ignoble injury�察�and meeting death with 

something of the spirit of a Bayard。  I insisted that the guards 

should be summoned and a doctor brought。  'It may still be possible 

to save him��' I cried。



The sergeant´major reminded me of our engagement。  'If you had been 

wounded��' said he�察�'you must have lain there till the patrol came 

by and found you。  It happens to be Goguelat ´ and so must he�  �

Come�察�child�察�time to go to by´by。'  And as I still resisted�察�

'Champdivers��' he said�察�'this is weakness。  You pain me。'



'Ay�察�off to your beds with you��' said Goguelat�察�and named us in a 

company with one of his jovial gross epithets。



Accordingly the squad lay down in the dark and simulated�察�what they 

certainly were far from experiencing�察�sleep。  It was not yet late。  

The city�察�from far below�察�and all around us�察�sent up a sound of 

wheels and feet and lively voices。  Yet awhile�察�and the curtain of 

the cloud was rent across�察�and in the space of sky between the 

eaves of the shed and the irregular outline of the ramparts a 

multitude of stars appeared。  Meantime�察�in the midst of us lay 

Goguelat�察�and could not always withhold himself from groaning。



We heard the round far off�察�heard it draw slowly nearer。  Last of 

all�察�it turned the corner and moved into our field of vision�此�two 

file of men and a corporal with a lantern�察�which he swung to and 

fro�察�so as to cast its light in the recesses of the yards and 

sheds。



'Hullo��' cried the corporal�察�pausing as he came by Goguelat。



He stooped with his lantern。  All our hearts were flying。



'What devil's work is this��' he cried�察�and with a startling voice 

summoned the guard。



We were all afoot upon the instant�察�more lanterns and soldiers 

crowded in front of the shed�察�an officer elbowed his way in。  In 

the midst was the big naked body�察�soiled with blood。  Some one had 

covered him with his blanket�察�but as he lay there in agony�察�he had 

partly thrown it off。



'This is murder��' cried the officer。  'You wild beasts�察�you will 

hear of this to´morrow。'



As Goguelat was raised and laid upon a stretcher�察�he cried to us a 

cheerful and blasphemous farewell。









CHAPTER III ´ MAJOR CHEVENIX COMES INTO THE STORY�察�AND GOGUELAT 

GOES OUT





THERE was never any talk of a recovery�察�and no time was lost in 

getting the man's deposition。  He gave but the one account of it�此�

that he had committed suicide because he was sick of seeing so many 

Englishmen。  The doctor vowed it was impossible�察�the nature and 

direction of the wound forbidding it。  Goguelat replied that he was 

more ingenious than the other thought for�察�and had propped up the 

weapon in the ground and fallen on the point ´ 'just like 

Nebuchadnezzar��' he added�察�winking to the assistants。  The doctor�察�

who was a little�察�spruce�察�ruddy man of an impatient temper�察�pished 

and pshawed and swore over his patient。  'Nothing to be made of 

him��' he cried。  'A perfect heathen。  If we could only find the 

weapon��'  But the weapon had ceased to exist。  A little resined 

twine was perhaps blowing about in the castle gutters�察�some bits of 

broken stick may have trailed in corners�察�and behold�察�in the 

pleasant air of the morning�察�a dandy prisoner trimming his nails 

with a pair of scissors��



Finding the wounded man so firm�察�you may be sure the authorities 

did not leave the rest of us in peace。  No stone was left unturned。  

We were had in again and again to be examined�察�now singly�察�now in 

twos and threes。  We were threatened with all sorts of impossible 

severities and tempted with all manner of improbable rewards。  I 

suppose I was five times interrogated�察�and came off from each with 

flying colours。  I am like old Souvaroff�察�I cannot understand a 

soldier being taken aback by any question�察�he should answer�察�as he 

marches on the fire�察�with an instant briskness and gaiety。  I may 

have been short of bread�察�gold or grace�察�I was never yet found 

wanting in an answer。  My comrades�察�if they were not all so ready�察�

were none of them less staunch�察�and I may say here at once that the 

inquiry came to nothing at the time�察�and the death of Goguelat 

remained a mystery of the prison。  Such were the veterans of 

France�  �And yet I should be disingenuous if I did not own this was 

a case apart�察�in ordinary circumstances�察�some one might have 

stumbled or been intimidated into an admission�察�and what bound us 

together with a closeness beyond that of mere comrades was a secret 

to which we were all committed and a design in which all were 

equally engaged。  No need to inquire as to its nature�此�there is 

only one desire�察�and only one kind of design�察�that blooms in 

prisons。  And the fact that our tunnel was near done supported and 

inspired us。



I came off in public�察�as I have said�察�with flying colours�察�the 

sittings of the court of inquiry died away like a tune that no one 

listens to�察�and yet I was unmasked ´ I�察�whom my very adversary 

defended�察�as good as confessed�察�as good as told the nature of the 

quarrel�察�and by so doing prepared for myself in the future a most 

anxious�察�disagreeable adventure。  It was the third morning after 

the duel�察�and Goguelat was still in life�察�when the time came round 

for me to give Major Chevenix a lesson。  I was fond of this 

occupation�察�not that he paid me much ´ no more�察�indeed�察�than 

eighteenpence a month�察�the customary figure�察�being a miser in the 

grain�察�but because I liked his breakfasts and ��to some extent�� 

himself。  At least�察�he was a man of education�察�and of the others 

with whom I had any opportunity of speech�察�those that would not 

have held a book upsidedown would have torn the pages out for pipe´

lights。  For I must repeat again that our body of prisoners was 

exceptional�此�there was in Edinburgh Castle none of that educational 

busyness that distinguished some of the other prisons�察�so that men 

entered them unable to read�察�and left them fit for high 

employments。  Chevenix was handsome�察�and surprisingly young to be a 

major�此�six feet in his stockings�察�well set up�察�with regular 

features and very clear grey eyes。  It was impossible to pick a 

fault in him�察�and yet the sum´total was displeasing。  Perhaps he 

was too clean�察�he seemed to bear about with him the smell of soap。  

Cleanliness is good�察�but I cannot bear a man's nails to seem 

japanned。  And certainly he was too self´possessed and cold。  There 

was none of the fire of youth�察�none of the swiftness of the 

soldier�察�in this young officer。  His kindness was cold�察�and cruel 

cold�察�his deliberation exasperating。  And perhaps it was from this 

character�察�which is very much the opposite of my own�察�that even in 

these days�察�when he was of service to me�察�I approached him with 

suspicion and reserve。



I looked over his exercise in the usual form�察�and marked six 

faults。



'H'm。  Six��' says he�察�looking at the paper。  'Very annoying�  �I can 

never get it right。'



'Oh�察�but you make excellent progress��' I said。  I would not 

discourage him�察�you understand�察�but he was congenitally unable to 

learn French。  Some fire�察�I think�察�is needful�察�and he had quenched 

his fire in soapsuds。



He put the exercise down�察�leaned his chin upon his hand�察�and looked 

at me with clear�察�severe eyes。



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