maisvoustesdesbravesgens,etmecompreneztrsbien。’’
TheCountnexthastenedtoputthecavalryinmotion。
Gentilmanscavalry,youmustfallin-Ah!parmafoi,Ididnotsayfalloff?Iamafeardelittlegrossfatgentilmanismochehurt。Ah,monDieu!c’estleCommissairequinousaapportlespremiresnouvellesdecemauditfracas。Jesuistropfch,Monsieur!’’
ButpoorMacwheeble,who,withaswordstuckacrosshim,andawhitecockadeaslargeasapancake,nowfiguredinthecharacterofacommissary,beingoverturnedinthebustleoccasionedbythetroopershasteningtogetthemselvesinorderinthePrince’spresence,beforehecouldrallyhisgalloway,slunktotherearamidtheunrestrainedlaughterofthespectators。
Ehbien,Messieurs,wheeltoderight-Ah!datisit!-