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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

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