“And to marry you,” added the soldier, quite enthusiastically.
“We will argue that point hereafter,” replied the girl; “at present, the main thing is to get away. Can we be off in a couple of hours?”
“In ten minutes, if you like.”
“No; I have some work to do first and a couple of hours will suit me. Take these fifty louis,” and she passed the amount between the bars; he pocketed them without counting, “and in an hour and a half be here with a coach.”
“I do not shrink: but I am fearful about you—when the money is spent you will regret the palace and—— ”
“Oh, how thoughtful you are! do not be alarmed: I am not one of the sort to become unfortunate. Have no scruples. We shall see what comes next after the fifty louis.”
She counted another fifty louis into her own purse: Beausire’s eyes became phosphorescent.
“I would jump into a blazing furnace for you,” he said.
“You are not asked to do so much,” she returned: “get the coach and in two hours we are off.”
“Agreed,” and he drew her to the rails to kiss her. “Oh, how are you going to get through the railings?”