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Chapeau and the smith were there, as was also
the pony, and a breathless countryman was already telling them that the
chateau was surrounded by the whole army of blues.
"Here's the Chevalier," said Chapeau, stopping the peasant in his story.
"In the name of Heaven, M. Arthur, what is all this?"
"That traitor, Denot, has brought a parcel of blues down upon the
chateau," said the Chevalier. "The Marquis and Mademoiselle Agatha are
already in their hands; they will be murdered before morning. What is
to be done? Oh! Chapeau, what are we to do to save them?"
"M. Denot!" said Chapeau. "You don't mean to say M. Denot has turned
blue--"
"I saw him with my own eyes," said the boy; "he was one of the officers
commanding the men; but there was another over him, a big, clumsy, noisy
man; he it was I saw first of all, and Denot was behind him; and then
there was a crowd of horsemen following them. Both drawing-rooms were
full before we knew they were in the house at all."
"And how did you get through them, M.


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