The Wandering Jew — Volume 02 by Eugène Sue
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"I don't know--I am not at all certain on the subject. But do you know the ruins of Tchandi?" "Yes." "The general expects you there; that is what he ordered me to tell you." "So you came with him from Sumatra?" "I was pilot of the little smuggling coaster, that landed him in the night on a lonely beach. He knew that you went every day to the mole, to wait for him; I was almost sure that I should meet you. He gave me details about the letter you received from him as a proof that he had sent me. If he could have found the means of writing, he would have written." "But he did not tell you why he was obliged to hide himself?" "He told me nothing. Certain words made me suspect what I told you--a duel." Knowing the mettle of General Simon, Djalma thought the suspicions of the Smuggler not unfounded. After a moment's silence he said to him: "Can you undertake to lead home my horse? My dwelling is without the town--there, in the midst of those trees--by the side of the new mosque. In ascending the mountain of Tchandi, my horse would be in my way; I shall go much faster on foot." "I know where you live; General Simon told me. I should have gone there |
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