[An Historical Mystery by Honore de Balzac]@TWC D-Link bookAn Historical Mystery CHAPTER VII 19/21
But, as I can't be sure of what may happen to me, remember, mademoiselle, in case of trouble, that the main beam in my hay-loft has been bored with an auger.
In the hole, which is plugged with a bit of wood, you will find a plan showing how to reach this spot. The trees which you will find marked with a red dot on the plan have a black mark at their foot close to the earth.
Each of these trees is a sign-post.
At the foot of the third old oak which stands to the left of each sign-post, two feet in front of it and buried seven feet in the ground, you will find a large metal tube; in each tube are one hundred thousand francs in gold.
These eleven trees--there are only eleven--contain the whole fortune of the Simeuse brothers, now that Gondreville has been taken from them." "It will take a hundred years for the nobility to recover from such blows," said Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne, slowly. "Is there a pass-word ?" asked Michu. "'France and Charles' for the soldiers, 'Laurence and Louis' for the Messieurs d'Hauteserre and Simeuse.
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