书城公版The Scarlet Pimpernel
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第341章 CHAPTER XXIICALAIS(17)

"Here!--did you say the English gentleman was coming back here?"The heaven-born messenger of bliss spat upon the floor, to express his contempt for all and sundry ARISTOS, who chose to haunt the "Chat Gris.""Heu!" he muttered, "he ordered supper--he will come back. . .

SACRRE ANGLAIS!" he added, by way of protest against all this fuss for a mere Englishman.

"But where is he now?--Do you know?" she asked eagerly, placing her dainty white hand upon the dirty sleeve of his blue blouse.

"He went to get a horse and cart," said Brogard, laconically, as with a surly gesture, he shook off from his arm that pretty hand which princes had been proud to kiss.

"At what time did he go?"