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added。 ;Do not tell me otherwise。 But rest assured� �be happy�察�sir� �I will 

make the king see him in his true colours� �Rest content�察�sir� �I will trounce 

him� �He has to do with Armand de Boisrose� ─�

     Seeing that he was not open to argument��for�察�indeed�察�being opposed�察�

he grew exceedingly warm��I asked him by what channel he intended to 

approach the king�察�and learned that here he felt a difficulty�察�since he had 

neither a friend at court nor money to buy one。 Being assured that he was 

an honest fellow�察�and knowing that the narrative of our rencontre and its 

sequel   would   vastly  amuse   his   Majesty�察  �who   loved   a   jest   of   this   kind�察  �I 

advised Boisrose to go boldly to the king�察�which�察�thanking me as profusely 

as   he   had   before   reproached   me�察  �he   agreed   to   do。   With   that   I   rose   to 

depart。 

     At the last moment it occurred to me to try upon him the shibboleth 

which in Father Cotton's mouth had so mystified me。 



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     ;This   fire   burns   brightly�察─  �I   said�察  �kicking   the   logs   together   with   my 

riding´boot。 ;It must be of boxwood。; 

     ;Of what�察�sir�拭─�quoth he�察�politely。 

     ;Of boxwood�察�to be sure�察─�I replied�察�in a louder tone。 

     ;My      certes� ─   �he  exclaimed。      ;They     do   not   burn    boxwood       in  this 

country。 Those are larch trimmingsneither more nor less� ─�

     While he wondered at my ignorance�察�I was pleased to discover his�察�and 

so    far  I  had   lost  my    pains。    But   it  did  not   escape    me    that  the   three 

gamesters       had    ceased     to   play    and    were     listening    intently    to   our 

conversation。   Moreover�察  �as   I   moved   to   the   door�察  �they  followed   me   with 

their eyes�察�and when I  turned�察�after riding a  hundred yards�察�I found  that 

they had come to the door and were still gazing after us。 

     This prevented me at once remarking that a hound which had which 

had been lying before the fire had accompanied us�察�and was now running 

in   front�察  �now   gambolling       round   us�察  �as   the   manner   of   dogs   is。   When�察�

however�察  �after   riding   about   two   thirds   of   a   league�察  �we   came   to   a   place 

where the roads forked�察�I had occasion particularly to notice the hound�察�for�察�

choosing one of the paths�察�it stood in the mouth of it�察�wagging its tail�察�and 

inviting   us   to   take   that   road�察  �and   this   so   pertinaciously   that�察  �though   the 

directions we had received at the inn would have led us to prefer the other�察�

we determined to follow the dog as the more trustworthy guide。 

     We had proceeded about   four hundred paces   when La Trape pointed 

out that the path was growing more narrow and showed few signs of being 

used。 So certain did it seemthough the dog still ran confidently ahead 

that we were again astray�察�that I was about to draw rein and return�察�when I 

discovered   with   some   emotion   that   the   undergrowth   on   the   right   of   the 

path had assumed the character of a thick hedge of box。 Though less prone 

than    most     men    to  put   faith   in  omens�察     �I  accepted     this  as   one�察  �and�察�

notwithstanding that   it   wanted   but   an   hour   of   sunset�察  �I   rode on   steadily�察�

remarking that�察�with each turn in the woodland path�察�the scrub on my left 

also   gave   place   to   the   sturdy   tree   which   had   been   in   my   mind   all   day。 

Finally  we   found   ourselves   passing   through   an   alley   of   box��which�察  �no 

long time before�察�had been clipped and dressed�察�until a final turn brought 

me into a cul´de´sac�察�a kind of arbor�察�carpeted with grass�察�and so thickly 



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set about as to afford no exit save by the entrance。 Here the dog placidly 

stood and wagged its tail�察�looking up at us。 

     I  must    confess    that  this   termination     of  the  adventure     seemed     so 

surprising�察�and the   evening light shining on   the   walls of green   round us 

was so full of a solemn quiet�察�that I was   not surprised to hear La Trape 

mutter   a   short   prayer。   For   my   part�察  �assured   that   something   more   than 

chance had brought me hither�察�I dismounted�察�and spoke encouragement to 

the hound�察�but it only leaped upon me。 Then I walked round the enclosure�察�

and presently remarked�察�close to the hedge�察�three small patches where the 

grass was slightly trodden down。 Another glance told me much�察�for I saw 

that at these places the hedge�察�about three feet from the ground�察�bore traces 

of the axe。 Choosing the nearest spot�察�I stooped�察�until my eyes were level 

with   the   hole   thus   made�察  �and   discovered   that   I   was   looking   through   a 

funnel skilfully cut in the wall of box。 At my end the opening was rather 

larger than a man's face�察�at the other end about as large as the palm of the 

hand。 The funnel rose gradually�察�so that I took the further extremity of it to 

be   about    seven   feet   from   the  ground�察   �and   here   it  disclosed   a  feather 

dangling on a spray。 From the light falling strongly on this�察�I judged it to 

be not in the hedge�察�but a pace or two from it on the hither side of another 

fence of box。 On examining the remaining loopholes I discovered that they 

bore upon the same feather。 

     My own mind was at once made up�察�but I bade my valet go through 

the same investigation�察�and then asked him whether he had ever seen an 

ambush of this kind laid for game。 He replied at once that the shot would 

pass over the tallest stag�察�and�察�fortified by this�察�I mounted without saying 

more�察�and we retraced our steps。 The hound presently slipped away�察�and 

without further adventure we reached Fontainebleau a little after sunset。 

     I expected to be received by the king with coldness and displeasure�察�

but it chanced that a catarrh had kept him within doors all day�察�and�察�unable 

to   hunt   or   to   visit   his   new   flame�察  �he   had   been   at   leisure   in   this   palace 

without     a  court   to   consider    the  imprudence      he   was    committing。     He 

received me�察�therefore�察�with the hearty laugh of a school´boy detected in a 

petty fault�察�and as I hastened to relate to him some of the things which M。 

de Boisrose had said of the Baron de Rosny�察�I soon had the gratification of 



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perceiving that my presence was not taken amiss。 His Majesty gave orders 

that bedding should be furnished for my pavilion�察�and that his household 

should     wait   on   me�察  �and   himself    sent   me   from    his  table   a  couple    of 

chickens and a fine melon�察�bidding me at the same time to com
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