"  Aha ! "  said  the  sentinel  to  his  comrade,  "  there  are  De
Mouy  and  his  Huguenots  !  See  how  joyous  they  all  are  !  The
King  has  probably  promised  them  to  put  to  death  the  assassin
of  the  admiral ;  and  as  it  was  he  who  murdered  De  Mouy's
father,  the  son  will  kill  two  birds  with  one  stone. '^

"  Excuse  me,  my  good  fellow,"  interrupted  La  Mole,  "  did
yon  not  say  that  ofecer  is  M.  de  Mouy  ?  "

"  Yes,  sir."

"  And  that  those  with  him  are  "  —

"  Are  heretics  —  I  said  so."

"  Thank  you,"  said  La  Mole,  affecting  not  to  notice  the
scornful  word  parpaillotSy  employed  by  the  sentinel.  "  That
was  all  I  wished  to  know ; "  and  advancing  to  the  chief  of  the
cavaliers :

" Sir,"  said  he,  "I  am  told  you  are  M.  de  Mouy."

"  Yes,  sir,"  returned  the  officer,  courteously.
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"  Your  name,  well  known  among  those  of  our  faith,  emboldens
me  to  address  you,  sir,  to  ask  a  special  favor."

"  What  may  that  be,  sir,  —  but  first  whom  have  I  the  honor  of
addressing  ? ''

"  The  Comte  Lerac  de  la  Mole."

The  young  men  bowed  to  each  other.
"  What  can  I  do  for  you,  sir  ?  "  asked  De  Mouy.
