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hall at the opera. Those were two long arms--that of the King of France
reaching London; that of the King of England, Paris! Such was the
liberty of the period.
CHAPTER IV.
URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police
of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an
individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to
stir.
Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off
the cortège which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Ursus was of them. He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a
right to be. But Ursus, so often assailed by the surprises incident to a
wandering life, and by the malice of chance, was, like a ship-of-war,
prepared for action, and could call to the post of danger the whole
crew--that is to say, the aid of all his intelligence.
He flung off his stupor and began to think. He strove not to give way to
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