28/41 'Our cock has but a chicken heart.' 'Well, I said coolly,'I do not know what to do. Certainly it is a fine day, and a fair piece of ground. But I have not much to gain by killing you, M.le Capitaine, and it might get me into an awkward fix. On the other hand, it would not hurt me to let you go.' 'Indeed!' he said contemptuously, looking at me as I should look at a lackey. |