Thecommissarythen, insteadofcontinuingtointerrogatehim, , thatincomparableminister, thatconquerorofpastministers, thatexampleforministerstocome—deedsandpowerwhichnonecouldthwartwithimpunity.
Afterthissecondpartofhisdiscourse, fixinghishawk'seyeuponpoorBonacieux, hebadehimreflectuponthegravityofhissituation.
Thereflectionsofthemercerwerealreadymade; , andparticularlythemomentwhenthatgoddaughterhadbeenreceivedasLadyoftheLinentoherMajesty.
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"But, MonsieurCommissary," saidhe, calmly, "believethatIknowandappreciate, morethananybody, themeritoftheincomparableeminencebywhomwehavethehonortobegoverned."
"Indeed?" askedthecommissary, withanairofdoubt."Ifthatisreallyso, howcameyouintheBastille?"
"HowIcamethere, orratherwhyIamthere," repliedBonacieux, "thatisentirelyimpossibleformetotellyou, becauseIdon'tknowmyself; buttoacertaintyitisnotforhaving, knowinglyatleast, disobligedMonsieurtheCardinal."
"Youmust, nevertheless, havecommittedacrime, sinceyouarehereandareaccusedofhightreason."
"Ofhightreason!" criedBonacieux, terrified; "ofhightreason! Howisitpossibleforapoormercer, whodetestsHuguenotsandwhoabhorsSpaniards, tobeaccusedofhightreason? Consider, monsieur, thethingisabsolutelyimpossible."
"MonsieurBonacieux," saidthecommissary, lookingattheaccusedasifhislittleeyeshadthefacultyofreadingtotheverydepthsofhearts, "youhaveawife?"
"Yes, monsieur," repliedthemercer, inatremble, feelingthatitwasatthispointaffairswerelikelytobecomeperplexing; "thatistosay, IHADone."
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