“You shall see. A light! come, quickly!”
“Yes, your honor. Does it please your honor that I should accompany you?”
“You or another; it is of very little consequence, provided I have a light.”
“It is strange!” thought Athos; “what a singular voice that man has!”
“Some fire, you fellows!” cried the fisherman; “come, make haste!”
Then addressing his companion nearest to him in a low voice: — ”Get ready a light, Menneville,” said he, “and hold yourself ready for anything.”
One of the fishermen struck light from a stone, set fire to some