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The Mason.
examining its contents he placed it in the pocket of his huge pelisse . " So , " he exclaimed , after looking around , " my work is done—follow me , Frenchman . " After giving some directions to his men in Russian , he
clapped spurs to his horse , ancl proceeded at a l'apid pace , till he had cleared the plain arid entered a deep wood , when reining his steed , he motioned to his companion to ride beside him .
¦ " I watched your eye , stranger , as it fell , just now , upon this trifle ; is it yours . ?" " No , " replied Adolphe , " it was the property of the chief of our party , and may be considered lawful spoil : it contains the different orders conferred upon him by
Napoleon . " " Take them ! " exclaimed the Russian , with disgust ; " you may , without shame , accept them ; but for me , there is not an icicle upon these trees that is not more precious than : the richest . gem your monarch could bestow . They
are mine , " he continued , observing that Adolphe hesitated to take them , " mine by right of conquest , and I give them to you freely . Once more receive my assurance— -a Brothers assurance—that you are safe . " After four hours' hard riding through the wood , the
intricacies of which seemed well known to his conductor , they arrived at an enclosure , surrounding a low stone building of considerable magnitude . Not a window appeared on the outside—the smoke rising from the high pile of chimnies alone gave indication that it was inhabited .
" You are welcome , " exclaimed the Russian , " to my home —to the bosom of my family , the hospitality of my hearth . You will not find the luxuries of Paris , but safety may reconcile you to its inconveniences . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Mason.
examining its contents he placed it in the pocket of his huge pelisse . " So , " he exclaimed , after looking around , " my work is done—follow me , Frenchman . " After giving some directions to his men in Russian , he
clapped spurs to his horse , ancl proceeded at a l'apid pace , till he had cleared the plain arid entered a deep wood , when reining his steed , he motioned to his companion to ride beside him .
¦ " I watched your eye , stranger , as it fell , just now , upon this trifle ; is it yours . ?" " No , " replied Adolphe , " it was the property of the chief of our party , and may be considered lawful spoil : it contains the different orders conferred upon him by
Napoleon . " " Take them ! " exclaimed the Russian , with disgust ; " you may , without shame , accept them ; but for me , there is not an icicle upon these trees that is not more precious than : the richest . gem your monarch could bestow . They
are mine , " he continued , observing that Adolphe hesitated to take them , " mine by right of conquest , and I give them to you freely . Once more receive my assurance— -a Brothers assurance—that you are safe . " After four hours' hard riding through the wood , the
intricacies of which seemed well known to his conductor , they arrived at an enclosure , surrounding a low stone building of considerable magnitude . Not a window appeared on the outside—the smoke rising from the high pile of chimnies alone gave indication that it was inhabited .
" You are welcome , " exclaimed the Russian , " to my home —to the bosom of my family , the hospitality of my hearth . You will not find the luxuries of Paris , but safety may reconcile you to its inconveniences . "