"A noble like yourself—"
"I am not a noble," said Montaut.
"To be watched by a priest—"
"Like you."
"I am not a priest," said Chabot.
And both men began to laugh.
"Please give us a more definite account."
"Well, here is the tale: a priest, Cimourdain by name, has been delegated with full powers to a Viscount Gauvain, who is in command of the exploring division of the army of the coast. Now, the difficulty is, to prevent the nobleman from cheating and the priest from betraying."
"There will be no trouble about that. You have only to make death the third party."
"That is what I came for," said Marat They looked up.