Do not pity him; last year you seemed to interest yourself in him." "Yes, I did so." "Well, as your interest is all-powerful here, my lord, I have treated him since that time as a prisoner at fifteen francs." "The same as this one, then," said Aramis, who had continued turning over the leaves, and who had stopped at one of the names which followed Martinier.
"Yes, the same as that one." "Is that Marchiali an Italian ?" said Aramis, pointing with his finger to the name which had attracted his attention.
"Hush!" said Baisemeaux.
"Why hush ?" said Aramis, involuntarily clenching his white hand.
"I thought I had already spoken to you about that Marchiali." "No, it is the first time I ever heard his name pronounced." "That may be, but perhaps I have spoken to you about him without naming him." "Is he an old offender ?" asked Aramis, attempting to smile.
"On the contrary, he is quite young." "Is his crime, then, very heinous ?" "Unpardonable." "Has he assassinated any one ?" "Bah!" "An incendiary, then ?" "Bah!" "Has he slandered any one ?" "No, no! It is he who--" and Baisemeaux approached Aramis's ear, making a sort of ear-trumpet of his hands, and whispered: "It is he who presumes to resemble the--" "Yes, yes," said Aramis; "I now remember you already spoke about it last year to me; but the crime appeared to me so slight." "Slight, do you say ?" "Or rather, so involuntary." "My lord, it is not involuntarily that such a resemblance is detected." "Well, the fact is, I had forgotten it.

But, my dear host," said Aramis, closing the register, "if I am not mistaken, we are summoned." Baisemeaux took the register, hastily restored it to its place in the closet, which he locked, and put the key in his pocket.

"Will it be agreeable to your lordship to breakfast now ?" said he; "for you are right in supposing that breakfast was announced." "Assuredly, my dear governor," and they passed into the dining-room..