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I n t e r n a t i o n a l S. S. Lesson for May 29.
T h e Lord's Supper.
Matt. 20:17-30.
Golden T e s t — " A s often as ye eat this
bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the
L o r d ' s death till H e come." I Cor. 11:26.
Before the feast of the passover, J u d a s
Iscariot went to the chief priests and bargained to betray Jesus. Then on the first
day of the feast Jesus sent Peter and J o h n
into Jerusalem to make ready the passover.
T h e y were to meet a man bearing a pitcher
of water and to follow him into the house
and say to the owner, " W h e r e is the guest
chamber, where I shall eat the passover
with My disciples ? "
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BY ?VLE5 G-ARBTIE
COpyRlOMT. IS97 BK R F . F E N N O ZsCO.
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Translated from the F r e n c h by M R S . C. A. K I X G S B U K Y , of Westfield.
'"It w o u l d De s t r a n g e , " t h o u g h t Bernardet. " i f a s i m p l e h a t a n d no other
clew s h o u l d p u t u s upon t h e t r a c k of
expression. I lie n g u r a n t in t n e conin
c o n t i n u e d to laugh.
" L o o k , look k e e n l y , " w e n t on the
m a n a g e r . " You w i l l see y o u r brother
d e m a t e r i a l i z e after b e c o m i n g c h a n g e d
in color. T h e flesh w i l l disappear, a n d
you w i l l see h i s skeleton. T h i n k , t h i n k ,
m y brothers, t h i s is t h e f a t e w h i c h
a w a i t s you p e r h a p s soon on g o i n g a w a y
from here. T h i n k of t h e various illnesses a n d d e a t h s by accidents w h i c h a w a i t
you. C o n t e m p l a t e t h e m a g i c spectacle
offered by t h e Cabaret d u S q u e l e t t e a n d
r e m e m b e r t h a t you are d u s t and t h a t to
d u s t you m u s t r e t u r n . M a k e wisely t h i s
reflection, w h i c h the i n t o x i c a t e d m a n
m a d e to ant '.her m a n in like condition
but asleep, ' A n d t h a t is h o w I shall be
on S u n d a y . ' W h i l e w a i t i n g , m y brothers and sisters, for nothingness, look a t
t h e u e m a t e r i a l i z a t i o n of y o u r contemporary, if you p l e a s e . "
T h e play of lights, w h i l e t h e m a n
w a s t a l k i n g , began to t h r o w a greenish
pallor a n d to m a k e spots a t first t r a n s p a r e n t u p o n t h s orbits of t h e e y e s ; t h e n ,
l i t t l e by little, t h e spots seemed to g r o w
s t r o u p r, to blaaken, to enlarge. T h e
features, l i g h t l y picked out, appeared
t o change g r a d u a l l y , to t a k e on gray
and confused t i n t s , to slowly disappear
as u u i ' T a veil, a d a m p vapor w h i c h
covered, devoured, t h a t face, now unr e c o g u i z a b l e ! It h a s been said t h a t the
man.': r in w h i c h t h i s phenomenon was
mana :ed w a s a r e m a r k a b l e t h i n g . It is
true. I <r t h i s h u m a n body seemed liter
ally to dissolve before t h i s curious
crowd, n o w become silent and frightened. The. w o r k of d e a t h w a s accomplished t h e r e publicly, t h a n k s to the illusion
of l i g h t i n g . T h e livid m a n w h o smiled
ft few m o m e n t s before was motionless,
fixed; then, passing t h r o u g h some singular changes, t h e flesh seemed to fall
from h i m i n —
t h e m a n for w h o m w e a r e s e a r c h i n g . "
A t once, w i t h t h e i n g e n u i t y of a master of d r a m a t i c art, the a g e n t began to
plot a n d to p u t i n t o action w h a t lawyers, p l e a d i n g a n d t u r n i n g a n d t w i s t i n g
a cause t h i s w a y and t h a t , call an effect. H e w a i t e d u n t i l t h e m a n a g e r informed t h e m t h a t t h e y w e r e a b o u t to
pass i n t o t h e cave of d e a t h a n d gave
And they did so, and made ready, and
t h e m all an i n v i t a t i o n i n t o t h e adjoinJesus and the twelve disciples sat down to i n g h a l l ; then, profiting by the general
the passover supper.
After supper Jesug movement, he approached the u n k n o w n ,
washed the disciples feet, as a servant, and and, a l m o s t shoulder to shoulder, ho
an example for them. H e who loved His w a l k e d a l o n g beside h i m , t h r o u g h a
own loved them unto the end, and said, n a r r o w , d a r k passage to a l i t t l e room,
" W i t h desire I have desired to eat this w h e r e , on a n a r r o w stoge, stood u p r i g h t
passover with you before I suffer: for I a n e m p t y coffin.
j j t w a s a doleful spectacle w h i c h the
say unto you, I will not any more eat
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a b a r e t du Squelette ( t h e w i n e s h o p of
thereof, until it be fulfilled in the Kingt h e skeleton) ottered to its clientele of
dom of G o d . "
" A n d I appoint unto you
idle loungers and morbid curiosity seeka Kingdom, as My Father hath appointed ers a t t r a c t e d to its h a l l s by these exhiunto Me; that ye may eat and drink at My bitions. Bernardet k n e w it all very
table in My Kingdom, and sit on thrones well, a n d he knew by j u s t w h a t play of
judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
lights, w h a t common cL( :.U'.al i l l u m i As they wem eating, H e took bread, and n a t i o n s they gave to t h e lookers on th<sinister illusion of the cL-couipositioa >f
blessed, and broke it, and gave to them,
a corpse in irs n a r r o w h JUMJ. T h i s phanand said, " T a k e , eat: this is My body tasmagoria, to w h i c h the people from
which is given for you: this do in remem- t h e boulevard came in order to bt
brance of M e . "
And H e took the cup, amused, lit: h a d seen m a n ; timt s in the
and gave thanks, and said, " T a k e this and l i t t l e t h e a t e r s in the lairs at Neuilly.
divide it among yourselves; for I say unto I T h e proprietor of V:.•• cabaret h a d exyou, I will not drink of the fruit of the plained it to h i m . I had been curious
vine until the Kingdom of God shall a n d very keen about t, and so he followed the crowd inri this l i t t l e h a l l to
come."
look once more at tli i m a g e of a m a n
H e said that one of them would betray i n t h e coffin. He k n e w w e l l to w h a t
H i m , and they all asked, " L o r d , is it I '.' " purpose he could pi : it. T h e place w a s
Then H e gave to John a sign who it would full. Men and w o m e n w e r e s t a n d i n g
be, and Satan entered into J u d a s Iscariot, about. T h e black w a l l s m a d e the narand he went out immediately.
row place look still smaller. Occasional
Then His wonderful words of comfort bizarre pleasantries w e r e heard and
and hope and cheer and prayer, in tht nervous l a n g h s r a u g out. W h y is it
t l i a t . n o m a t t e r h o w skeptical people j
14th to 17th Chapters of J o h n , followed
m a y be, t h e idea, the p r o x i m i t y , the \
this supper. And the Golden Text tells us a p p e a r a n c e of d e a t h g i v e t h e m a n im- I
that this memorial of Christ our passover. pression of uneasiness, a s i n g u l a r sen.-a- \
who was sacrificed for us, will continus tion w h i c h is oft e n displayed in nervous |
among believers by His appointment, laughs or sepulchral drolleries''
until H e comes again.
B e r n a r d e t had not left the side of the
Remembering H i m , forgetting ourselves young m a n w i t h t h e gr;*y felt hat. H e
this should be the most joyful feast of our could see h i s face d i s t i n c t l y HI t h e light
of the little hall, a n d could study it it
lives.
For H e has said, " L e t not your
h i s ease. In t h e s h a d o w s w h i c h l u r k c l
heart be troubled . . . 1 ge to prepare a
about thein the yuuiig m a n ' s face seemed
place for you . . . 1 will came a»ain, and like a w h i t e spot. T h e officer's sharp
receive you unto Myself: that where I am, eyes never left it for a m o m e n t .
there ye may be also."
T h e m a n a g e r now asked if some one
H e knew that the eleven saved men of would t r y tin- experiment. T h i s w a s to
whom H e said, "Now ye are clean through step into the open coffin—that box, as
,
the word which I have spoken unto you,'' he s a i. d- — " t r o m w h. i c h. y o u r ..friends,
would forsake H i m that very night, and your neighb- rs, can see you d e m a t e r i a l ize a n d r e t u r n to n o t h i n g n e s s . "
that one of them would curse and swear
" C o m e , m y f r i e n d s , " he continued,
and deny that he knew Him. " H e knows
i n h i s ironical tones, " t h i s is a fine
our frame, H e remembers that we are
t h i n g . I t w i l l p e r : m t your best friemis
dust."
And knowing this, H e gives this
memorial supper to every sinner who depends on Him alone for saving. " L o r d ,
to whom shall we go?
Thou hast the
words of eternal life."
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purpose on which druggists make a bigger He walked over and Mated himwlj at the
coffin glutted table.
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your h u s b a n d disappear, m y sister? My
brother, do you w i s h to see y o u r wife
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They laughed, b u t h e r e a n d t h e r e a
of
l a u g h sounded s t r i d e n t or hysterical.
T h e l a u g h did not r i n g true, but h a d
t h e sound of cracked crystal. N o one
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stirred, T h i s parody of d e a t h ahectod
even these h a r d e n e d spectators.
" O h , well, liiv friends, t h e r e is a cadaver belonging to the establishment
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I s o , ' kS) m a n a n s w e r e a , a n a n e also a t t e m p t e d to smile.
H e looked back t o t h e stage, w h e r e
t h e somber play w e n t on.
" T h a t poor R o v e r e ! " B e r n a r d e t said.
T h e other m a n n o w looked a t Bern a r d e t as if to read h i s t h o u g h t s a n d to
l e a r n w h a t signification t h e repetition
of t h e same n a m e had. B e r n a r d e t sust a i n e d w i t h a n a i v e look t h i s m u t e interrogation. H e allowed n o t h i n g of h i s
t h o u g h t s to be seen in t h e clear, childlike d e p t h s of h i s eyes. H e b a d t h e air
of a good m a n , frightened by a t e r r i b l e
m u r d e r , a n d w h o spoke of t h e l a t e vict i m as if h e feared for himself. H e
waited, hoping t h a t the man would
speak.
I n some of B e r n a r d e t ' s r e a d i n g s he
h a d come across t h e m a g i c r u l e applicable to l o v e — " N e v e r go; w a i t for t h e
other t o c o m e " ( N e ire, fac venire)—
applicable also to hate, to t h a t duel of
m a g n e t i s m between the h u n t e d m a n
a n d t h e police spy, and B e r n a r d e t w a i t ed for t h e other to ' ' c o m e . ' '
B r u s q u e l y , after a silence, w h i l e on
t h e l i t t l e stage the t r a n s f o r m a t i o n w a s
still g o i n g on, tho m a n asked in a dry
tone:
" W h y do you speak to m e of M. Rovere?' '
B e r n a r d e t affably r e p l i e d : " I ? Because every one t a l k s of it. I t is t h e act u a l i t y of the m o m e n t . I live in t h a t
q u a r t e r . I t w a s q u i t e n e a r t h e r e t h a t it
h a p p e n e d , the a f f a i r " —
" I know, " i n t e r r u p t e d t h e other.
T h e u n k n o w n h a d not pronounced ten
w o r d s in q u e s t i o n i n g a n d replying, and
yet B e r n a r d e t found t w o clews simply
insignificant — terrible in reality.
"I
k n o w , " was the m a n ' s reply, in a short
tone, as if he wished to push aside, to
t h r u s t away, a troublesome t h o u g h t .
T h e tone, t h e sound of the words, had
Struck Bernardet, b u t one word espec i a l l y — t h e word " M o n s i e u r " before Rovere's n a m e . " M , Rovere? W h y did he
speak to me of M. R o v e r e ? " B e r n a r d e t
thought.
Suddenly the play of l i g h t s made
, . " '
disappear from the eyes of the spectators and they saw, t h a n k s to reflections made by mirrors, only a skeleton.
I t w a s the world of s p e d , rs and the
secret of t'<- tombs reveal**^ to the
crowd by a kin.i of scientific magic lantern.
Bernardet did not desire to w a i t longer to strike his b l o w — t h i s w a s the ex
act m o m e n t to do it. the psychological
moment!
T h e eager look of t h e m a n in the
sombrero revealed a deep trouble. There
w a s in t h i s look s o m e t h i n g niiin t h a n
t h e curiosity excited by a novel spectacle.
of liis p a l e face t w i t c h " , T h e muscles
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eyes
" A h ! " thoa; ht the police officer,
" T h e l i v i n g eyt is :; b o k whii h one can
read as well as a dead m a n ' s e y e . "
Upon t h e st.*ge t h e play of l i g h t s w a s
^ ^ ^
e v e r m o r e ' s i n i s t e r tlie.fi"gur a n t w h o w a s g i v i n g to tlii? morbidly
c u r i o u s crowd the comedy of death. Due
w o u l d h a v e n o w t h o u g h t it w a s one of
those atrocious p a i n t i n g s m a d e in the
studios of c e r t a i n ;?panish p a i n t e r s in
t h e p u t r i d e r o of a Valles Leal. T h e
flesh, by a r e m a r k a b l e scientific combin a t i o n of l i g h t s , w a s m a d e to seem as it
failing oil' a n d presented the horrible
appe..ranee of a corpso in a s t a t e of decomposition.
T h e l u g u b r i o u s vision
m a d e a very visible s h u d d e r pass over
t h e audience. T h e n Bernardet, d r a w i n g
himself u p to h i s full h e i g h t so as to get
a good view of the face of t h i s m a n so
m u c h taller a n d a p p r o a c h i n g as near to
h i m as possible—in fact, so t h a t h i s elbow and upper a r m touched t h e y o u n g
m a n ' s — s l o w l y , deliberately dropped one
by one these w o r d s :
" T h a t is a b o u t h o w M. Rovere o u g h t
t o be n o w " —
A n d suddenly t h e y o u n g m a n ' s face
expressed a sensation of fright, as one
sees in t h e face of a pedestrian w h o suddenly finds t h a t h e is a b o u t to step upon
a viper.
" O r h o w h e w i l l be c o o n , " added t h e
l i t t l e m a n , w i t h a n a m i a b l e smile.
B e r n a r d e t d i s s i m u l a t e d u n d e r t h i s amia b i l i t y a n d intense joy. H o l d i n g h i s
a r m and eib*w in a n a p p a r e n t l y careless
m a n n e r close to h i s neighbor as he pronounced R o v e r e ' s n a m e , Bernardet felt
h i s n e i g h b o r ' s w h o l e body t r e m b l e
a n d give a verv perceptible start. W h y
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a n u n k n o w n n a m e if it h a d not recalled
t o h i s m i n d some frightful thought?
T h e m a n m i g h t , of course, know, as the
p u b l i c did, ull t h e d e t a i l s of t h e c r i m e ;
i b u t , w i t h h i s strong, energetic face, h i s
resolute look, h e did not appear like a
persou w h o w o u l d be troubled by t h e
r e c i t a l of a m u r u e r , t h e description of a
bloody affray ^ir even by t h e frightful
scene w h i c h h a d j u s t passed before his
eyes in t h e h a l l .
" A m a n of t h a t s t a m p is not chicken
h e a r t e d , " t h o u g h t Bernardet.
"No,
n o . " H e a r i n g those w o r d s evoked the
i m a g e of t h e dead m a n . Rovere. T h e
m a n w a s n o t able to m a s t e r h i s violent
emotion, a n d h e t r e m b l e d as if u n d e r
a n electrical discharge. T h e s h u d d e r
h a d been violent, of short duration,
however, as if h e h a d m a s t e r e d h i s
emotion by h i s s t r o n g w i l l . I n h i s inv o l u n t a r y m o v e m e n t h e h a d displayed a
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| m e n t of t h e m a n , g b e a d s o m e t h i n g of
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t a k e t h e dead for c o m p a n i o n s .
A s n o one a m o n g the spectators w o u l d
enter t h e coffin t h e manager, w i t h a
gesture, ordered one of t h e supernumeraries of t h e cabaret to enter. F r o m an
open door the figurant glided across t h e
stage and entered t h e coffin, s t a n d i n g
upright. The manager wrapped him
a b o u t w i t h a shroud, leaving only the
pale face of t h e pretended dead m a n exposed above t h i s w h i t e n e s s . T h e m a n
smiled.
" H e laughs, messieurs, be laughs
s t i l l , " said t h e m a n a g e r . " Y o n w i l l
soon see h i m p a y for t h a t l a u g h . ' R o m e
r i t et i n o u r u t , ' as Bassuet s a i d . "
Some of t h e audience shouted a p p l a u s e to t h i s q u o t a t i o n from a f a m o u s
a u t h o r . B e r n a r d e t d i d n o t listen. H e
w a s s t u d y i n g from a corner of h i s eye
h i s n e i g h b o r ' s face. T h e m a n gazed
w i t h a sort of fascination a t t h i s f a n t a s of l i g h t n i n g in t h e d a r k n e s s of n i g h t
t i c performance w h i c h w a s t a k i n g p l a c e one sees t h e b o t t o m of a pool.
before h i m . H e frowned; h e b i t h i s
B e r n a r d e t s m i l i n g l y said t o h i m :
lies.: hia eves w e r e a l m o s t ferocious i n
" T h i s s i a h t is n o t a g a y o n e . "
m m , t s e r n a r a e t crossed t n e street a n a
h u r r i e d a l o n g a t a rapid pace in order to
gain on the y o u n g m a n and by t h i s
m a n e u v e r to fiurl himself directly in
front of t h e u n k n o w n . T h o m a n seemed
to h e s i t a t e , w a l k e d q u i c k l y d o w n t h e
boulevard a em steps t o w a r d the P l a c e
P i g a l l e , in t-»e direction w h e r e R o v e r e ' s
a p a r t m e n t s w e r e , b u t suddenly stopped,
t u r n e d on h i s heel, repassed t h e Cabaret
du S q u e l e t t e , a n d w e n t t o w a r d tho Moulin Rouge, w h i c h a t first, B e r n a r d e t
t h o u g h t , h e w a s about to enter. As he
stood t h e r e t h e vanes of t h e M o u l i n
Rouge, t u r n i n g about, l i g h t e d u p t h e
w i n d o w s of t h e opposite b u i l d i n g s a n d
made t h e m look as if they w e r e on fire.
At last, obeying a n o t h e r impulse, h e
raddenly crossed t h e boulevard, as if to
.fc'turu i n t o P a r i s , l e a v i n g M o n t m a r t r e ,
t h e cabarets a n d R o v e r e ' s house b e h i n d
h i m . He walked briskly a l o n g and r a n
against a m a n — a l i t t l e m a n — w h o m he
had not noticed, w h o seemed to suddenly detach himself from t h e w a l l a n d
w h o fell against his breast, h i c c o u g h i n g
and cursing in vicious tones.
"Imbecile!'
The y o u n g m a n wished to push away
the intoxicated m a n , who, w i t h h a t over
his eyes, c l u n g to h i m and kept repeating :
" T h e s t r e e t — t h e s t r e e t — i s it not
free—the s t r e e t ? "
Yes, it w a s c e r t a i n l y a d r u n k e n m a n
—not a m a n in a smock, b u t a l i t t l e fellow, a bourgeois, w i t h h a t askew a n d
a t h i c k voice.
" I — I a m not s t o p p i n g you.
The
street is free, I tell y o u ! "
" W e l l , if it is free I w a n t i t ! "
T h e voice w a s vigorous, b u t showed
sudden anger, a s t r i d e n t tone, a slight
foreign accent, S p a n i s h p e r h a p s .
T h e d r a n k e n m a n probably thoughthim insolent, for, still hiccoughing, he
answered:
" O h , you w a n t it, do yon? You w a n t
It seemed, t h e n , t h a t h e k n e w t h e
dead m a n .
All t h e people gathered in t h i s little
hall, if asked in regard to this m u r d e r ,
would have s a i d : " R o v e r e ! " " T h e Rovere a f f a i r ! " " T h e R o \ e r e m u r d e r ! "
Not one w h o had not k n o w n the v i c t i m
would bar-- s a i d :
">i. K - ere!"
T h e m a n knew h i m t h e n . T h i s simple w o i d . in the o t h e r ' s opinion, meant
fnuch.
T h e ir.:;iias:er now announced that.
h a v i n g become a skileton, the dear
b r o t h e r w h o laid h a t h i m . - I f to t h i s experiment wi aid r e t u r n to his n a t u r a l
state, " f r e s h r and rosier t h a n before. "
He added pleasantly, " A t h i n g w h i c h
does not generally h a p p e n to o r d i n a r y
skeletons. "
T h i s v u l g a r drollery caused a great
laugh, which the audience h e a r t i l y in
dnlged in. Ir m a d e an outlet for t h e i r
pent u p feelings, and they all felt as if
they had a w a k e n e d from a n i g h t m a r e .
T h e m a n in t h e sombrero, whose pale
face was paler than bet,ire. w a s t h e only
one w h o did n o t smile. H e even frowned
fiercely (noted by B e r n a r d e t ) when the
manager added:
" Y o u are not in the h a b i t of seeing a
dead m a n resuscitated the ni xt day.
Between us, it would keep the world
p r e t t y full. "
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"' E v i d e n t l y , ' ' thought
Bernardet,
" m y young g e n t l e m a n is ill a t e a s e . "
His i n l y t h o u g h t was to find out h i s
name, lus personality, to establish his
i d e n t i t y and t-i b a r n where lie had
spent h i s life and especially his last
days. Hut how?
He did not hesitate long. He left the
place, even before the m a n in the coffin
had reappeared, s m i l i n g ;.t the audience. He glided t h r o u g h the crowd,
repeating. " P a r d o n — I beg p a r d o n ! "
traversed r a p i d l y the hall w h e r e new
comers w e r e conversing over t h e i r beverages, and, stepping out into the street,
looked u p and down. A l i g h t fog enveloped everything, and the g a s l i g h t s a n d
l i g h t s in the shop w i n d o w s showed
ghostly t h r o u g h it. T h e passersby. t h e
cabs, t h e t r a m w a y s , bore a spectral
look.
W h a t B e r n a r d e t w a s searching for
was a policeman. H e saw t w o c h a t t i n g
together and w a l k i n g slowly along under t h e leafless trees. In throe steps, at
each step t u r n i n g his head to w a t c h t h e
people c o m i n g out of t h e cabaret, he
reached t h e men. W h i l e s p e a k i n g to
t h e m h e did not take h i s eyes from t h e
door of t h a t place w h e r e h e h a d left t h e
y o u n g m a n in the g r a y felt h a t .
" D a g o u i n . " he said, " y o u m u s t fol
low m e . if you please, a n d ' p u l l m e i n ! '
I am g o i n g to pick a d r u n k e n q u a r r e l
w i t h a p a r t i c u l a r person. Interfere a n d
arrest us both. U n d e r s t a n d ? "
" P e r f e c t l y , " Dagonin replied.
H e looked a t h i s comrade, w h o carried h i s h a n d to h i s shako a n d saluted
Bernardet.
Tho l i t t l e m a n , w h o had given h i s directions iu a quick tone, w a s already
far away. H e stood near the door of
the cabaret gazing searchingly at each
person w h o came out. T h e looks h e cast
w e r e n e i t h e r direct, m e n a c i n g nor even
familiar. H e h a d pulled h i s h a t d o w n
to h i s eyebrows, and he cast side glances
a t t h e crowd p o u r i n g from t h e door of
the wineshop.
He w a s astonished t h a t the m a n in
t h e sombrero h a d n o t y e t appeared.
Possibly t h e m a n h a d stopped, on h i s
w a y out, in t h e front hall. G l a n c i n g
t h r o u g h t h e open door, B a r n a r d e t saw
that he was right. The young m a n was
seated a t one of those coffin shaped oaken tables, w i t h a glass of greenish liquor before h i m . " H o needs alcohol to
brace h i m u p , " g r o w l e d the officer.
T h e door w a s s h u t again.
" I can w a i t till h e h a s finished h i s
a b s i n t h , ' ' said B e r n a r d e t to himself.
H e h a d not long to w a i t . After a
s m a l l n u m b e r of persons h a d left t h e
place, t h o door opened a n d t h e m a n i n
t h e gray felt h a t appeared, stopped on
t h e t h r e s h o l d and, as B e r n a r d e t h a d
done, scanned t h e horizon a n d t h e street:
B e r n a r d e t t u r n e d h i s back a n d seemed
t o b e w a l k i n g a w a y from t h e w i n e s h o p ,
l e a v i n g t h e m a n free. W i t h a keen
glance or t w o over h i s shoulder t o w a r d
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Are features peculiar to Hood's Pills. Small in
size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man
it? I w a n t i t ! T h e k i n g says ' w e w i s h , '
d o n ' t you k n o w ? "
W i t h a n o t h e r movement he lost his
e q u i l i b r i u m and half fell, his head h a n g ing over, and he clutched t h e m a n he
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