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And he looked at the tavern-keeper with a loud chuckle.
Then he went up to the first floor, opened the window next to the sign
of the inn, leant over towards the placard about Gwynplaine, the
laughing man, and the bill of "Chaos Vanquished;" unnailed the one, tore
down the other, put both under his arm, and descended.
Master Nicless followed him with his eyes.
"
Why do you unhook that?"
Ursus burst into a second fit of laughter.
"
Why do you laugh?" said the tavern-keeper.
I am re-entering private life."
"
Master Nicless understood, and gave an order to his lieutenant, the boy
Govicum, to announce to every one who should come that there would be no
performance that evening. He took from the door the box made out of a
cask, where they received the entrance money, and rolled it into a
corner of the lower sitting-room.
A moment after, Ursus entered the Green Box.
He put the two signs away in a corner, and entered what he called the
woman's wing.
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