“Pardonandforgetfulness？Yes，onbothsides，monsieur——“
“WhoispersecutingUrsula？“persistedSavinien。
“Minoret。Hewouldhavelikedtoseeherburied。Why？Ican’ttellyouthat；butwemightfindoutthereason。Don’tmixmeupinallthis；I
coulddonothingtohelpyouiftheothersdistrustedme。InsteadofannoyingUrsulaIwilldefendher；insteadofservingMinoretIwilltrytodefeathisschemes。Iliveonlytoruinhim，todestroyhim——
I’llcrushhimunderfoot，I’lldanceonhiscarcass，I’llmakehisbonesintodominoes！To-morrow，everywallinNemoursandFontainebleauandRouvreshallblazewiththeletters，’Minoretisathief！’Yes，I’llbursthimlikeagun——There！we’realliesnowbytheimprudenceofthatoutbreak！IfyouchooseI’llbegMademoiselleMirouet’spardonandtellherIcursethemadnesswhichimpelledmetoinjureher。Itmaydohergood；theabbeandthejusticeareboththere；butMonsieurBongrandmustpromiseonhishonornottoinjuremycareer。Ihaveacareernow。“