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hand�察�I could pass that first name over ´ the doctor would not know
´ and I might stay away。 But to the subsequent great gladness of
my heart�察�I did not dwell for an instant on the thought�察�walked
over to the designated wall�察�faced about�察�read out the name
'Champdivers��' and answered myself with the word 'Present。'
There were some half dozen on the list�察�all told�察�and as soon as we
were mustered�察�the doctor led the way to the hospital�察�and we
followed after�察�like a fatigue party�察�in single file。 At the door
he paused�察�told us 'the fellow' would see each of us alone�察�and�察�as
soon as I had explained that�察�sent me by myself into the ward。 It
was a small room�察�whitewashed�察�a south window stood open on a vast
depth of air and a spacious and distant prospect�察�and from deep
below�察�in the Grassmarket the voices of hawkers came up clear and
far away。 Hard by�察�on a little bed�察�lay Goguelat。 The sunburn had
not yet faded from his face�察�and the stamp of death was already
there。 There was something wild and unmannish in his smile�察�that
took me by the throat�察�only death and love know or have ever seen
it。 And when he spoke�察�it seemed to shame his coarse talk。
He held out his arms as if to embrace me。 I drew near with
incredible shrinkings�察�and surrendered myself to his arms with
overwhelming disgust。 But he only drew my ear down to his lips。
'Trust me��' he whispered。 'JE SUIS BON BOUGRE�察�MOI。 I'll take it
to hell with me�察�and tell the devil。'
Why should I go on to reproduce his grossness and trivialities�拭 �
All that he thought�察�at that hour�察�was even noble�察�though he could
not clothe it otherwise than in the language of a brutal farce。
Presently he bade me call the doctor�察�and when that officer had
come in�察�raised a little up in his bed�察�pointed first to himself
and then to me�察�who stood weeping by his side�察�and several times
repeated the expression�察�'Frinds ´ frinds ´ dam frinds。'
To my great surprise�察�the doctor appeared very much affected。 He
nodded his little bob´wigged head at us�察�and said repeatedly�察�'All
right�察�Johnny ´ me comprong。'
Then Goguelat shook hands with me�察�embraced me again�察�and I went
out of the room sobbing like an infant。
How often have I not seen it�察�that the most unpardonable fellows
make the happiest exits� �It is a fate we may well envy them。
Goguelat was detested in life�察�in the last three days�察�by his
admirable staunchness and consideration�察�he won every heart�察�and
when word went about the prison the same evening that he was no
more�察�the voice of conversation became hushed as in a house of
mourning。
For myself I was like a man distracted�察�I cannot think what ailed
me�此�when I awoke the following day�察�nothing remained of it�察�but
that night I was filled with a gloomy fury of the nerves。 I had
killed him�察�he had done his utmost to protect me�察�I had seen him
with that awful smile。 And so illogical and useless is this
sentiment of remorse�察�that I was ready�察�at a word or a look�察�to
quarrel with somebody else。 I presume the disposition of my mind
was imprinted on my face�察�and when�察�a little after�察�I overtook�察�
saluted and addressed the doctor�察�he looked on me with
commiseration and surprise。
I had asked him if it was true。
'Yes��' he said�察�'the fellow's gone。'
'Did he suffer much��' I asked。
'Devil a bit�察�passed away like a lamb��' said he。 He looked on me a
little�察�and I saw his hand go to his fob。 'Here�察�take that� �no
sense in fretting��' he said�察�and�察�putting a silver two´penny´bit in
my hand�察�he left me。
I should have had that twopenny framed to hang upon the wall�察�for
it was the man's one act of charity in all my knowledge of him。
Instead of that�察�I stood looking at it in my hand and laughed out
bitterly�察�as I realised his mistake�察�then went to the ramparts�察�and
flung it far into the air like blood money。 The night was falling�察�
through an embrasure and across the gardened valley I saw the
lamplighters hasting along Princes Street with ladder and lamp�察�and
looked on moodily。 As I was so standing a hand was laid upon my
shoulder�察�and I turned about。 It was Major Chevenix�察�dressed for
the evening�察�and his neckcloth really admirably folded。 I never
denied the man could dress。
'Ah��' said he�察�'I thought it was you�察�Champdivers。 So he's gone��'
I nodded。
'Come�察�come��' said he�察�'you must cheer up。 Of course it's very
distressing�察�very painful and all that。 But do you know�察�it ain't
such a bad thing either for you or me�拭 �What with his death and
your visit to him I am entirely reassured。'
So I was to owe my life to Goguelat at every point。
'I had rather not discuss it��' said I。
'Well��' said he�察�'one word more�察�and I'll agree to bury the
subject。 What did you fight about��'
'Oh�察�what do men ever fight about��' I cried。
'A lady��' said he。
I shrugged my shoulders。
'Deuce you did��' said he。 'I should scarce have thought it of
him。'
And at this my ill´humour broke fairly out in words。 'He��' I
cried。 'He never dared to address her ´ only to look at her and
vomit his vile insults� �She may have given him sixpence�此�if she
did�察�it may take him to heaven yet��'
At this I became aware of his eyes set upon me with a considering
look�察�and brought up sharply。
'Well�察�well��' said he。 'Good night to you�察�Champdivers。 Come to
me at breakfast´time to´morrow�察�and we'll talk of other subjects。'
I fully admit the man's conduct was not bad�此�in writing it down so
long after the events I can even see that it was good。
CHAPTER IV ´ ST。 IVES GETS A BUNDLE OF BANK NOTES
I WAS surprised one morning�察�shortly after�察�to find myself the
object of marked consideration by a civilian and a stranger。 This
was a man of the middle age�察�he had a face of a mulberry colour�察�
round black eyes�察�comical tufted eyebrows�察�and a protuberant
forehead�察�and was dressed in clothes of a Quakerish cut。 In spite
of his plainness�察�he had that inscrutable air of a man well´to´do
in his affairs。 I conceived he had been some while observing me
from a distance�察�for a sparrow sat betwixt us quite unalarmed on
the breech of a piece of cannon。 So soon as our eyes met�察�he drew
near and addressed me in the French language�察�which he spoke with a
good fluency but an abominable accent。
'I have the pleasure of addressing Monsieur le Vicomte Anne de
Keroual de Saint´Yves��' said he。
'Well��' said I�察�'I do not call myself all that�察�but I have a right
to�察�if I chose。 In the meanwhile I call myself plain Champdivers�察�
at your disposal。 It was my mother's name�察�and good to go
soldiering with。'
'I think not quite��' said he�察�'for if I remember rightly�察�your
mother also had the particle。 Her name was Florimonde de
Champdivers。'
'Right again��' said I�察�'and I am extremely pleased to meet a
gentleman so well informed in my quarterings。 Is monsieur Born
himself��' This I said with a great air of assumption�察�partly to
conceal the degree of curiosity with which my visitor had inspired
me�察�and in part because it struck me as highly incongruous and
comical in my prison garb and on the lips of a private soldier。
He seemed to think so too�察�for he laughed。
'No�察�sir��' he returned�察�speaking this time in English�察�'I am not
;BORN�察─�as you call it�察�and must content myself with DYING�察�of
which I am equally susceptible with the best of you。 My name is
Mr。 Romaine ´ Daniel Romaine ´ a solicitor of London City�察�at your
service�察�and�察�what will perhaps interest you more�察�I am here at the
request of your great´uncle�察�the Count。'
'What��' I cried�察�'does M。 de Keroual de St。´Yves remember the
existence of such a person as myself�察�and will he deign to count
kinship with a soldier of Napoleon��'
'You speak English well��' observed my visitor。
'It has been a second language to me from a child��' said I。 'I had
an English nurse�察�my father spoke English with me�察�and I was
finished by a countryman of yours and a dear friend of mine�察�a Mr。
Vicary。'
A strong expression of interest came into the lawyer's face。
'What��' he cried�察�'you knew poor Vicary��'
'For more than a year��' said I�察�'and shared his hiding´place for
many months。'
'And I was his clerk�察�and have succeeded him in business��' said he。
'Excellent man� �It was on the affairs of M。 de Keroual that he
went to that accursed country�察�from which he was never destined to
return。 Do you chance to know his end�察�sir��'
'I am sorry��' said I�察�'I do。 He perished miserably at the hands of
a gang of banditti�察�such as we call CHAUFFEURS。 In a word�察�he was
tortured�察�and died of it。 See��' I added�察�kicking off one shoe�察�for
I had no stockings�察�'I was no more than a child�察�and see how they
had begun to treat myself。'
He looked at the mark of