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The House of the Wolf

CHAPTER IX
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I knew him instantly, and even the crew of butchers seemed to see in him their master.

They hung back a few curses at him, but having nothing to gain they yielded.

They threw down the books with contempt--showing thereby their sense of true religion; and trooped off roaring, "TUES! TUES! Aux Huguenots!" at the top of their voices.
The newcomer thus left with us was Bure--Blaise Bure--the same who only yesterday, though it seemed months and months back, had lured us into Bezers' power.

Since that moment we had not seen him.

Now he had wiped off part of the debt, and we looked at him, uncertain whether to reproach him or no.


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