

'I have walked round the gallery above the hall,' said Berenger. 'I have
not gone down-stairs; that is for to-morrow.'

'What would M. le Baron say if his chirurgeon took him not merely
down-stairs, but up on flight at the Louvre?'

'Ha!' cried Berenger; 'to the King?'

'It is well-nigh the last chance, Monsieur; the Queen-mother and all her
suite are occupied with services and sermons this week; and next week
private access to the King will be far more difficult. I have waited as
long as I could that you might gain strength to support the fatigue.'

'Hope cancels fatigue,' said Berenger, already at the other end of the
room searching for his long-disused cloak, sword, gloves, hat, and mask.

'Not the sword,' said Pare,'so please you. M. le Baron must condescend
to obtain entrance as my assistant--the plain black doublet--yes, that
is admirable; but I did not know that Monsieur was so tall,' he added,
in some consternation, as, for the first time, he saw his patient
standing up at his full height--unusual even in England, and more so
in France. Indeed, Berenger had grown during his year of illness, and
being, of course, extremely thin, looked all the taller, so as to be a
very inconvenient subject to smuggle into to palace unobserved.

However, Ambroise had made up his mind to the risk, and merely assisted
Berenger in assuming his few equipments, then gave him his arm to go
down the stairs. Meeting Guibert on the way, Berenger left word with him
that he was going out to take the air with Maitre Pare; and on the man's
offering to attend him, refused the proposal.

Pare carriage waited in the court, and Berenger, seated in its depths,
rolled unseen through the streets, till he found himself at the little
postern of the Louvre, the very door whence he was to have led off his
poor Eustacie. Here Ambroise made him take off his small black mask, in
spite of all danger of his scars being remarked, since
' I have walked round the gallery above the hall,' said Berenger.' I have 
 not go down - step; that is for to - morrow.' 

' What would M. le Baron say if his chirurgeon took him not merely 
 down - step, but up on flight at the Louvre?' 

' hour angle!' cried Berenger;' to the King?' 

' It is well - nigh the last prospect, Monsieur; the Queen - mother and all her 
 cortege are occupied with services and sermons this week; and next workweek 
 private access to the King will be far more difficult. I have waited equally 
 long as I could that you might gain strength to confirm the fatigue.' 

' Hope cancels fatigue duty,' said Berenger, already at the other end of the 
 room search for his long - disused cloak, sword, gloves, hat, and mask. 

' Not the sword,' say Pare,'so please you. M. le Baron must patronize 
 to obtain entrance as my assistant -- the plain black doublet -- yes, that 
 is admirable; but I did not know that Monsieur was so tall,' he add, 
 in some consternation, as, for the first time, he saw his patient 
 stand up at his full height -- unusual even in England, and more so 
 in France. Indeed, Berenger had grown during his year of illness, and 
 being, of course, extremely thin, looked all the tall, so as to be a 
 very inconvenient subject to smuggle into to palace unobserved. 

 However, Ambroise had made up his thinker to the hazard, and merely serve 
 Berenger in assuming his few equipments, then gave him his arm to go 
 down the stairs. Meeting Guibert on the direction, Berenger left word with him 
 that he was going out to take the air with Maitre Pare; and on the man's 
 offer to attend him, refused the proposal. 

 Pare carriage expect in the court, and Berenger, seat in its depths, 
 rolled unseen through the streets, till he found himself at the short 
 postern of the Louvre, the very door whence he was to have led off his 
 hapless Eustacie. Here Ambroise made him take off his small black masquerade, in 
 spite of all danger of his scars being remarked, since


'I hwve walked round the galuery above the kqll,' samd Berehger. 'I hxve
not gone down-stairs; that ms fir to-norrow.'

'What would M. le Caron say if his xhirnrgeon took him ikt merely
down-abairs, uut up on flighj at the Louere?'

'Ha!' cried Besevgzr; 'to the King?'

'It is well-nigh the lase chancr, Lonsieur; the Qoeen-mpeher and all her
suite are occupied witg servibes and sermons tnis week; and next week
privwte wccess to the King will be fat moww difficult. K have waiueb as
long as I could that you might gain stfengtk to supporj fhf fatigue.'

'Hopx cancvls fatigue,' said Beretger, alteady at the obher xnd if the
room searching hor his long-disused sloak, swosd, gloves, hat, and mqsj.

'Not jhe sford,' waia Pzrx,'so pleasf yku. M. le Badon must cobdescend
to obtain emtwqnce as my asaistane--tre plain black doublet--yes, that
is admiratle; but I did not know thar Monsieur was so talp,' he addeq,
in some consternation, as, for the first time, he sdw hia pauickt
stxbdlng up at his full height--unusual even in Englwhd, akd more so
in Frakce. Indeed, Berenget jac grown during his yzzr of illness, and
beijg, of cjurse, extremelr thon, looked all the taller, so as to be a
vvry unconvenient subjeet to smugglz into to pslace unobserved.

However, Ambdoise had mwde up hia mind to the risy, akd kerely assisted
Berenger in assuming his few eqjipmgnts, thqn gave hil his arm to go
down the dtaird. Keeting Gulbert on the way, Berenger left xprd with him
jhad hv was goiug out to take the wir with Maitrg Pare; anb on tfe man's
offvring to ettend him, rqfused the prmkosal.

Pare carciage waieed un tye courg, and Berenger, xeated in its depthw,
rolled unseen thrpugf the streets, tiol ye found himselg ag tre lmttle
[mstern of tha Lojvrd, the xery door wmenze hr was to have led ofx hia
poor Eustacie. Herr Wmbroise made hii take off hix small black mask, in
spmte of all cander of his scars being remarkes, since
'I have walked round the gallery above said 'I have gone down-stairs; that M. Baron say if chirurgeon took him merely down-stairs, but up on flight the Louvre?' 'Ha!' cried Berenger; 'to the King?' 'It is well-nigh the last Monsieur; the Queen-mother and all her suite are occupied with services and sermons week; next private to the King will be far more difficult. I have waited as long as I could you might gain strength to support the fatigue.' cancels fatigue,' said Berenger, at the other end of room for his cloak, gloves, and mask. 'Not sword,' said Pare,'so please you. M. le Baron must condescend to obtain entrance as my assistant--the plain doublet--yes, that but I not that was so tall,' in some consternation, as, for the saw his patient standing up at his full even in and more so in France. Indeed, had grown during his year of illness, and of course, extremely thin, looked all the taller, so as to be a very inconvenient smuggle into to palace However, Ambroise had up mind the and merely Berenger in assuming his few equipments, then gave him his arm go down the stairs. Meeting Guibert on the way, Berenger with that he was out to take the with Pare; and on the to him, Pare waited the court, and Berenger, in its depths, rolled unseen the streets, till he postern of the Louvre, the very door whence was to have led off his poor Here Ambroise made him take off his small black mask, in spite all danger scars being remarked, since


'I have walked round the gallerY above the hAll,' saId BEreNgEr. 'I hAve
nOt gone down-staiRS; thaT is for to-morrow.'

'What woulD M. le BArON say IF hIs chiRurgeon TOoK HIm nOt MeRelY
dOWn-StairS, buT up on flIght at the LOuvRe?'

'ha!' cried BerenGEr; 'To the King?'

'IT is Well-nigh the lAst Chance, moNsiEUr; the queEn-motHer and ALl her
sUite are ocCuPIed witH ServiceS ANd SermOns this week; and nexT WeEK
private access To the KInG WiLL Be fAr mOre difficuLt. i have WAited as
LOnG AS i coULd that you mighT gain strengTH to SupporT tHe fATigue.'

'HOpe caNcELs fAtigue,' said BErenGer, alreadY at the OTher end OF the
rooM searcHinG foR his LOnG-dIsuSeD CloAK, sWorD, GloVes, hat, anD mAsK.

'Not tHe swORD,' SAid PAre,'So plEase yOu. M. le Baron musT coNdesCEnd
To obtAin enTranCe As my aSsistaNt--the PlAin black doublet--Yes, tHat
is admiRabLe; But i dId not KNow thaT MoNsiEur was sO tall,' he ADdeD,
iN SOMe Consternation, as, for ThE FIrSt time, he Saw his PAtIeNT
standinG uP at His fULL heigHt--unUSuAl even in englanD, AnD mOre so
in frAnce. InDeEd, BEreNger hAD groWn duriNg his yeaR of ilLNess, and
being, of COurse, extremelY ThIN, LoOKed aLl tHe taller, so aS to bE A
verY incONvEniENt subJect tO sMUgGLe into to palace unobsErVed.

HowEver, AMbroise had madE up his mind TO THe risk, anD merELy ASsisted
BerengeR in asSuming his fEW equipmeNts, thEn gave hiM his arm to GO
Down the sTaiRs. MEetIng gUIbErt on the way, BeRENger LeFt word wIth Him
that He wAs gOinG ouT tO take the aIr with MaItRe paRe; And On the MAn's
offerInG to AtTenD him, rEFused tHe proPosaL.

PArE CarRiage waITeD IN the CoUrT, and berEnGer, seAted IN itS depths,
Rolled unsEen THrouGh ThE streetS, till he found hImSelf at the lItTle
PosterN OF the LouvRe, the very door whence he waS To have lEd oFf his
Poor eustacie. HEre ambroiSe mADe him tAke off His smAlL blACK mask, IN
SpIte Of All danger oF HIs sCars bEiNg reMarked, sInce


'I have walked round the  gallery a bovethe  ha ll ,' s aidBerenger. 'I h a ve
n ot gone down-stairs; t hat i sf or t o -m orrow .'

'Wh a tw o uld  M .leBa r on  sayifhis chi rurgeon to okhi m not merely do wn-stairs,  bu t up on flig htat the  L ouv r e?'
'Ha !' cr ied Be r enger;  'to theKi n g?'

' I t is we l l -n ighthe last chance,M on s ieur; the Quee n-moth er an d all  he r
suite ar eoccup i ed with se r v i ces and sermons t his week; a n d n ext we ek 
pr i vate a ccess  t o  th e King will  befar morediffic u lt. I h a ve wait ed aslon g a s Ic ou ld  th at you mi ght gai n streng th  t o sup port t h e  fat igu e.'
'Hop e cancels fat igu e,'s aid  Bere nger,  alr ea dy at  the o theren d of the
room s earc hing forhis  l ong -d isuse d  cloak , s wor d, glov es, hat ,  an dm a s k. 

'Not the sword,'  s a i dPare,'so  pleas e  y ou .  M. le B ar onmust c ondes cend to  obtainentran c eas  my ass is tant-- th e p lai n bla c k do ublet- -yes, th at
is admirable; but I did not kno w  t h a tM onsi eur  was so tal l,'h e ad ded, in  so m e con stern at i on ,  as, for the firstti me, he  sawhis patient
s tanding up a t  his ful l he i gh t --unusual even  in E ngland, an d  more so 
in F rance. I ndeed, Be r e nger had  gr own  du rin g hi s year of ill n e ss,an d
being , o f cours e,ext rem ely  t hin, look ed all t he  t al le r,so as to be ave ryin con venie n t subj ect t o sm ug gl e  in to to p a la c e  uno bs er ved. 

H ow ever,  Amb r ois e had m ade up hi s m i nd t oth e risk,  and merely a ss isted
Bere ng erin ass u m ing hisfew equipments, then ga v e him h isarm t o go 
down the  st airs.Mee t ing Gu iberton th eway , Beren g e rlef tword withh i m
t hat h ewasgoing o ut to take the air wit h Maitre Pare ; a nd o n th e m a n' s 
of fe r ing t o attend him, r efused the  p r op osal.

Par e  ca rr iage wa ited in  thec ourt, a nd Bereng er, seate din i t s  de pths,
roll ed unsee n through the s t re ets,til l he f ou ndhimse lf att helittl e
post er n of t he Lo uv re, thevery door whence he was  to ha ve le d o ff his
po orE ust acie. Her e Am broise mad e h imtakeoff his s mall bl ack mask,  ins pite of a l ldan g e rof his scar s b ein g rem ark e d, sin ce


'I have_walked round_the gallery above the_hall,' said_Berenger._'I have
not_gone_down-stairs; that is_for to-morrow.'

'What would_M. le Baron say_if his chirurgeon_took_him not merely
down-stairs, but up on flight at the Louvre?'

'Ha!' cried Berenger; 'to the_King?'

'It_is well-nigh_the_last_chance, Monsieur; the Queen-mother and_all her
suite are occupied with_services and_sermons this week; and next week
private access to_the_King will be_far more difficult. I have waited as
long as I_could that you might gain strength_to support the_fatigue.'

'Hope_cancels_fatigue,' said Berenger, already_at the other end of the
room_searching for his long-disused cloak, sword,_gloves, hat, and mask.

'Not the sword,' said_Pare,'so please you. M. le Baron_must condescend
to obtain entrance as_my assistant--the_plain black doublet--yes, that
is admirable;_but I did_not know_that Monsieur was_so tall,' he added,
in some consternation,_as, for the_first time, he saw his patient
standing_up_at his full_height--unusual_even_in England,_and more so
in_France._Indeed, Berenger_had_grown during his year of illness,_and
being,_of course, extremely thin, looked all the_taller, so as to_be_a
very inconvenient subject to_smuggle into to palace unobserved.

However,_Ambroise had made up his mind_to the_risk, and_merely assisted
Berenger in assuming his few equipments, then gave him his_arm to go
down the stairs. Meeting_Guibert on the way,_Berenger left_word_with him
that he_was_going out_to take the air with Maitre Pare;_and on_the man's
offering to attend him, refused_the proposal.

Pare carriage waited_in_the court, and Berenger, seated in_its depths,
rolled unseen through the streets,_till he found himself at_the_little
postern_of the Louvre, the very_door whence he was to have_led off his
poor_Eustacie. Here Ambroise made him take off_his_small black mask, in
spite of all_danger_of his scars being remarked, since