CHAPTERIV
THEDISCIPLESOFROUSSEAU
TheMarquisofBellecourwould，perhapshavephilosophisedlesscomplacentlyhadheknownthatthesecretarywasfarfromdead，andthatwhattheexecutionerhad，genuinelyenough，mistakenfordeathwasnomorethanapassingswoon。Underordinarycircumstanceshemightnothavebeensatisfiedtohavetakenthefellow’sword；hewouldhimselfhaveascertainedthetruthofthestatementbyacloseinspectionofthevictim。But，aswehaveseen，thenewscameassodesirableasolutiontothealtercationthatwaswaxing’twixthimselfandDesCadouxthathewasmorethangladtoavailhimselfofit。
ThediscoverythatCaronlivedwasmadewhiletheywerecuttinghimdownfromhispillory，andjustastheMarquiswasturningtogowithin。Aflutteroftheeyelidsandagaspforbreathannouncedthefact，andtheexecutionerwasonthepointofcryingouthisdiscoverywhenMademoiselle’seyesflashedhimaglanceofwarning，andhervoicewhisperedfeverishly：
\"Hush！TherearetenlouisforeachofyouifyoubutkeepsilentandcarryhimtoMasterDuhamelasItoldyou。\"