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favour, that her legislation is very mild."
His admonition over, Ursus remained uneasy for some time. Gwynplaine not
at all. The intrepidity of youth arises from want of experience.
However, it seemed that Gwynplaine had good reason for his easy mind,
for the weeks flowed on peacefully, and no bad consequences seemed to
have resulted from his observations about the queen.
Ursus, we know, lacked apathy, and, like a roebuck on the watch, kept a
lookout in every direction. One day, a short time after his sermon to
Gwynplaine, as he was looking out from the window in the wall which
commanded the field, he became suddenly pale.
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Gwynplaine?"
What?"
Look."
Where?"
In the field."
Well."
Do you see that passer-by?"
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