Part 23 (1/2)
Ara As for Baise that was on the table, he again took up the order and exaation, under ordinary circumstances, would have er; but the bishop of Vannes did not become incensed for so little, above all, when he had oing to release Marchiali?” he said ”What overnor”
”Monseigneur,” replied Baisemeaux, ”I shall release the prisoner Marchiali when I have suht the order, and above all, when, by interrogating him, I have satisfied norant of the contents What do you want to satisfy yourself about?”
”Be it so, neur; but I shall send to the ministry, and M de Lyonne will either confirood of all that?” asked Araood?”
”Yes; what is your object, I ask?”
”The object of never deceiving oneself,in the respect which a subaltern owes to his superior officers, nor infringing the duties of a service one has accepted of one's own free will”
”Very good; you have just spoken so eloquently, that I cannot but admire you It is true that a subaltern owes respect to his superiors; he is guilty when he deceives hied either the duties or laws of his office”
Baisemeaux looked at the bishop with astonish to ask advice, to put your conscience at ease in the neur”
”And if a superior officer gives you orders, you will obey?”
”Never doubt it, nature well, M de Baiseneur”
”Is it not on this order of release?”
”It is true, but it ed, you neur”
”You are right And that of M de Lyonne?”
”I see it plain enough on the order; but for the saed, so also, and with even greater probability, iant, M de Baise is irresistible But on what special grounds do you base your idea that these signatures are false?”
”On this: the absence of counter-signatures Nothing checks his nature; and M de Lyonne is not there to tell ned”
”Well, Monsieur de Baiseovernor, ”I adopt so frankly your doubts, and yourtheive ave him a pen
”And a sheet of white paper,” added Aramis
Baisemeaux handed him some paper