Part 2 (1/2)

He was silent But to look at the kindling eye, the knitted brow, and the reflective attitude of the captive, it was evident that he expected so more than silence,--a silence which Aramis now broke ”You lied the first tiup on his couch, with such a tone in his voice, and such a lightning in his eyes, that Aramis recoiled, in spite of hi, ”you concealed from me what you knew of your infancy”

”A man's secrets are his own, monsieur,” retorted the prisoner, ”and not at the mercy of the first chance-co still lower than before, ”'tis true; pardon me, but to-day do I still occupy the place of a chance-coneur”

This title slightly disturbed the prisoner; but nevertheless he did not appear astonished that it was given him ”I do not know you, monsieur,”

said he

”Oh, but if I dared, I would take your hand and kiss it!”

The young ive Araht which beamed in his eyes faded away, and he coldly and distrustfully withdrew his hand again ”Kiss the hand of a prisoner,” he said, shaking his head, ”to what purpose?”

”Why did you tell me,” said Aramis, ”that you were happy here? Why, that you aspired to nothing? Why, in a word, by thus speaking, do you prevent ht shone a third ti man's eyes, but died ineffectually away as before

”You distrust me,” said Aramis

”And why say you so, monsieur?”

”Oh, for a very siht to mistrust everybody”

”Then do not be astonished that I a what I do not know”

Araetic resistance ”Oh,the armchair with his fist

”And, on my part, I do not comprehend you, monsieur”

”Well, then, try to understand me” The prisoner looked fixedly at Aramis

”Sometimes it seems to me,” said the latter, ”that I have before me the man whom I seek, and then--”

”And then your”So much the better”

Ara further to say to a man who mistrusts me as you do”

”And I,to say to a ht to be mistrustful of everybody”

”Even of his old friends,” said Araneur, you are _too_ prudent!”

”Of my old friends?--you one of er ree where your early years were spent--”