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"

'

See

here

,

'

exclaimed

Caderousse

.

'

You

can

not

think

of

going

out

in

such

weather

as

this

.

'

--

'

Oh

,

I

am

not

afraid

of

thunder

,

'

said

the

jeweller

.

--

'

And

then

there

are

robbers

,

'

said

La

Carconte

.

'

The

road

is

never

very

safe

during

fair

time

.

'

--

'

Oh

,

as

to

the

robbers

,

'

said

Joannes

,

'

here

is

something

for

them

,

'

and

he

drew

from

his

pocket

a

pair

of

small

pistols

,

loaded

to

the

muzzle

.

'

Here

,

'

said

he

,

'

are

dogs

who

bark

and

bite

at

the

same

time

,

they

are

for

the

two

first

who

shall

have

a

longing

for

your

diamond

,

Friend

Caderousse

.

'

"

Caderousse

and

his

wife

again

interchanged

a

meaning

look

.

It

seemed

as

though

they

were

both

inspired

at

the

same

time

with

some

horrible

thought

.

'

Well

,

then

,

a

good

journey

to

you

,

'

said

Caderousse

.

--

'

Thanks

,

'

replied

the

jeweller

.

He

then

took

his

cane

,

which

he

had

placed

against

an

old

cupboard

,

and

went

out

.

At

the

moment

when

he

opened

the

door

,

such

a

gust

of

wind

came

in

that

the

lamp

was

nearly

extinguished

.

'

Oh

,

'

said

he

,

'

this

is

very

nice

weather

,

and

two

leagues

to

go

in

such

a

storm

.

'

--

'

Remain

,

'

said

Caderousse

.

'

You

can

sleep

here

.

'

--

'

Yes

;

do

stay

,

'

added

La

Carconte

in

a

tremulous

voice

;

'

we

will

take

every

care

of

you

.

'

--

'

No

;

I

must

sleep

at

Beaucaire

.

So

,

once

more

,

good-night

.

'

Caderousse

followed

him

slowly

to

the

threshold

.

'

I

can

see

neither

heaven

nor

earth

,

'

said

the

jeweller

,

who

was

outside

the

door

.

'

Do

I

turn

to

the

right

,

or

to

the

left

hand

?

'

--

'

To

the

right

,

'

said

Caderousse

.

'

You

can

not

go

wrong

--

the

road

is

bordered

by

trees

on

both

sides

.

'

--

'

Good

--

all

right

,

'

said

a

voice

almost

lost

in

the

distance

.

'

Close

the

door

,

'

said

La

Carconte

;

'

I

do

not

like

open

doors

when

it

thunders

.

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'

--

'

Particularly

when

there

is

money

in

the

house

,

eh

?

'

answered

Caderousse

,

double-locking

the

door

.

"

He

came

into

the

room

,

went

to

the

cupboard

,

took

out

the

bag

and

pocket-book

,

and

both

began

,

for

the

third

time

,

to

count

their

gold

and

bank-notes

.

I

never

saw

such

an

expression

of

cupidity

as

the

flickering

lamp

revealed

in

those

two

countenances

.

The

woman

,

especially

,

was

hideous

;

her

usual

feverish

tremulousness

was

intensified

,

her

countenance

had

become

livid

,

and

her

eyes

resembled

burning

coals

.

'

Why

,

'

she

inquired

in

a

hoarse

voice

,

'

did

you

invite

him

to

sleep

here

to-night

?

'

--

'

Why

?

'

said

Caderousse

with

a

shudder

;

'

why

,

that

he

might

not

have

the

trouble

of

returning

to

Beaucaire

.

'

--

'

Ah

,

'

responded

the

woman

,

with

an

expression

impossible

to

describe

;

'

I

thought

it

was

for

something

else

.

'

--

'

Woman

,

woman

--

why

do

you

have

such

ideas

?

'

cried

Caderousse

;

'

or

,

if

you

have

them

,

why

do

n't

you

keep

them

to

yourself

?

'

--

'

Well

,

'

said

La

Carconte

,

after

a

moment

's

pause

,

'

you

are

not

a

man

.

'

--

'

What

do

you

mean

?

'

added

Caderousse

.

--

'

If

you

had

been

a

man

,

you

would

not

have

let

him

go

from

here

.

'

--

'

Woman

!

'

--

'

Or

else

he

should

not

have

reached

Beaucaire

.

'

--

'

Woman

!

'

--

'

The

road

takes

a

turn

--

he

is

obliged

to

follow

it

--

while

alongside

of

the

canal

there

is

a

shorter

road

.

'

--

'

Woman

!

--

you

offend

the

good

God

There

--

listen

!

'

And

at

this

moment

there

was

a

tremendous

peal

of

thunder

,

while

the

livid

lightning

illumined

the

room

,

and

the

thunder

,

rolling

away

in

the

distance

,

seemed

to

withdraw

unwillingly

from

the

cursed

abode

.

'

Mercy

!

'

said

Caderousse

,

crossing

himself

.

"

At

the

same

moment

,

and

in

the

midst

of

the

terrifying

silence

which

usually

follows

a

clap

of

thunder

,

they

heard

a

knocking

at

the

door

.

Caderousse

and

his

wife

started

and

looked

aghast

at

each

other

.

'

Who

's

there

?

'

cried

Caderousse

,

rising

,

and

drawing

up

in

a

heap

the

gold

and

notes

scattered

over

the

table

,

and

which

he

covered

with

his

two

hands

.

--

'

It

is

I

,

'

shouted

a

voice

.

--

'

And

who

are

you

?

'

--

'

Eh

,

pardieu

,

Joannes

,

the

jeweller

.

'

--

'

Well

,

and

you

said

I

offended

the

good

God

,

'

said

La

Carconte

with

a

horrid

smile

.

'

Why

,

the

good

God

sends

him

back

again

.

'

Caderousse

sank

pale

and

breathless

into

his

chair

.

La

Carconte

,

on

the

contrary

,

rose

,

and

going

with

a

firm

step

towards

the

door

,

opened

it

,

saying

,

as

she

did

so

--

'

Come

in

,

dear

M.

Joannes

.

'

--

'

Ma

foi

,

'

said

the

jeweller

,

drenched

with

rain

,

'

I

am

not

destined

to

return

to

Beaucaire

to-night

.

The

shortest

follies

are

best

,

my

dear

Caderousse

.

You

offered

me

hospitality

,

and

I

accept

it

,

and

have

returned

to

sleep

beneath

your

friendly

roof

.

'

Caderousse

stammered

out

something

,

while

he

wiped

away

the

sweat

that

started

to

his

brow

.

La

Carconte

double-locked

the

door

behind

the

jeweller

.

"

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"

As

the

jeweller

returned

to

the

apartment

,

he

cast

around

him

a

scrutinizing

glance

--

but

there

was

nothing

to

excite

suspicion

,

if

it

did

not

exist

,

or

to

confirm

it

,

if

it

were

already

awakened

.

Caderousse

's

hands

still

grasped

the

gold

and

bank-notes

,

and

La

Carconte

called

up

her

sweetest

smiles

while

welcoming

the

reappearance

of

their

guest

.

'

Well

,

well

,

'

said

the

jeweller

,

'

you

seem

,

my

good

friends

,

to

have

had

some

fears

respecting

the

accuracy

of

your

money

,

by

counting

it

over

so

carefully

directly

I

was

gone

.

'

--

'

Oh

,

no

,

'

answered

Caderousse

,

'

that

was

not

my

reason

,

I

can

assure

you

;

but

the

circumstances

by

which

we

have

become

possessed

of

this

wealth

are

so

unexpected

,

as

to

make

us

scarcely

credit

our

good

fortune

,

and

it

is

only

by

placing

the

actual

proof

of

our

riches

before

our

eyes

that

we

can

persuade

ourselves

that

the

whole

affair

is

not

a

dream

.

'

The

jeweller

smiled

.

--

'

Have

you

any

other

guests

in

your

house

?

'

inquired

he

.

--

'

Nobody

but

ourselves

,

'

replied

Caderousse

;

'

the

fact

is

,

we

do

not

lodge

travellers

--

indeed

,

our

tavern

is

so

near

the

town

,

that

nobody

would

think

of

stopping

here

.

'

--

'

Then

I

am

afraid

I

shall

very

much

inconvenience

you

.

'

--

'

Inconvenience

us

?

Not

at

all

,

my

dear

sir

,

'

said

La

Carconte

in

her

most

gracious

manner

.

'

Not

at

all

,

I

assure

you

.

'

--

'

But

where

will

you

manage

to

stow

me

?

'

--

'

In

the

chamber

overhead

.

'

--

'

Surely

that

is

where

you

yourselves

sleep

?

'

--

'

Never

mind

that

;

we

have

a

second

bed

in

the

adjoining

room

.

'

Caderousse

stared

at

his

wife

with

much

astonishment

.

"

The

jeweller

,

meanwhile

,

was

humming

a

song

as

he

stood

warming

his

back

at

the

fire

La

Carconte

had

kindled

to

dry

the

wet

garments

of

her

guest

;

and

this

done

,

she

next

occupied

herself

in

arranging

his

supper

,

by

spreading

a

napkin

at

the

end

of

the

table

,

and

placing

on

it

the

slender

remains

of

their

dinner

,

to

which

she

added

three

or

four

fresh-laid

eggs

.

Caderousse

had

once

more

parted

with

his

treasure

--

the

banknotes

were

replaced

in

the

pocket-book

,

the

gold

put

back

into

the

bag

,

and

the

whole

carefully

locked

in

the

cupboard

.

He

then

began

pacing

the

room

with

a

pensive

and

gloomy

air

,

glancing

from

time

to

time

at

the

jeweller

,

who

stood

reeking

with

the

steam

from

his

wet

clothes

,

and

merely

changing

his

place

on

the

warm

hearth

,

to

enable

the

whole

of

his

garments

to

be

dried

.

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