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"Leave her alone,
thou false wretch, thou basest of all miscreants. Touch her not,
or--or--," and the poor Marquis strove in vain to rise from his chair
to his daughter's help. "Momont, Chapeau, Arthur--Arthur," he halloed.
"My daughter--my daughter, oh! my daughter!"
No one, however, came to his aid, and Agatha, finding resistance to be
in vain, suffered Denot to lead her into the house, without uttering
another word.
Not the slightest resistance was made to Santerre and his men; he took
possession of the chateau without a word even being said to stop him.
The servant girls hid themselves in the garrets, but were soon brought
down again, and bade to set quiet in the hall, till their fate should
have been decided on. Momont attempted to conceal himself in the garden,
but he was soon found and brought back again, and stationed among the
women. Chapeau was not seen at all, and even the little Chevalier was
missing for a time, though he returned of his own accord before Santerre
had been long in possession of the place.


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