human
Louvois, he said,
gpt
These were neither _filous_ nor _spadassins_, replied St. Georges,
human
You know him, then, monsieur?
gpt
No. And since he carefully disguised his face as well as protected his head, I may not even assert that I have ever seen him. But I suspect.
human
Tell me the name of him you suspect, and I may do something--may call upon him to answer your charge.
gpt
Nay, replied St. Georges,
human
--remembering the description given by the man they had gagged and left tied to the tree at Aignay-le-Duc--
gpt
replied the captain of the _maréchausse_,
human
So best. Yet I doubt your catching him, and must believe and hope the punishment he deserves shall reach him through my hand. If it is he whom I think, he is of high position.
gpt
Many of high position have come to the wheel when in our grip, said the fierce old captain, a man who had followed his trade under Condé.