17/20 But if you add them all together, they are not likely to yield as much as this his latest expedition. Unless you intervene, Bardelys, the Vicomte de Lavedan is doomed and his family houseless." "I will intervene," I cried. "By God, I will! And as for Saint-Eustache--he was born under a propitious star, indeed, if he escapes the gallows. He little dreams that I am still to be reckoned with. There, Castelroux, I will start for Lavedan at once." Already I was striding to the door, when the Gascon called me back. |