3-052-325 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'"Fly for your life!' hissed Gaspar in my ear. 'See, Martin has gone. Coward! Leave go, or by Heaven!'...", 1872. Illustration to a short story by F. C. Burnand: 'The Barrow of Bordeaux; Or, A Life's Mystery. Prologue. (Extract from a letter written by the person known as Charles Denmont to his friend X-------.)..."At last!" exclaimed Gaspar...both men paused suddenly in their work and regarded each other with looks of mingled hatred and mistrust. "You have not deceived me?" said Martin, sternly. "On my soul!" hissed Gaspar. "Hush!" A measured tramp within a few paces of us. The gendarmerie! An agony of listening followed, as we heard the sergeant giving some word of command. Then, judging by the sound, the company divided, and the equal tread was evident on both sides of the street. "Fly for your life!" hissed Gaspar in my ear. "But," I asked hurriedly, for I felt that every second of delay was dangerous, and yet I knew not why. "But what is this of Clotilde's life...her happiness...say, when will you show me this..." "Barrow of Bordeaux?" he whispered, hoarsely. "The same time - and place - to-morrow! See, Martin has gone. Coward! Leave go, or by Heaven!"...He dashed me aside with savage fury, and disappeared...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1880.