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As soon as he had pressed Father Jerome's hand, and thanked
Chapeau fur what he had done, he begged that he might be carried off to
his bed, and left there quietly till the return of his son, for whom,
he was told, a messenger had been sent.
Santerre and Denot were both kept under a strong guard in the saloon in
which they had passed the night; and there the priest, Chapeau, and the
young Chevalier passed the greater part of the day, anxiously waiting
the arrival of Henri Larochejaquelin.
"I never liked that man," said the priest, whispering to Arthur and
Chapeau, for the latter, from his exertion and zeal was looked upon
rather as an officer in the royalist army, than as a servant. "I never
liked Adolphe Denot, but I could never say why. The tone of his voice
was disagreeable to me, and the expression of his features aroused in
me both dislike and distrust. It is not long since M. Henri rebuked me
for being hard on him, and judging him harshly; and I was angry with
myself for having done so. I knew, however, there was something wrong
within him.


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