shame at
being
surprised
by so
grave and
learned a
personage
in his
merry-andrew
costume.there
was in the
priest's
gaze no
touch of
disdain or
mockery;it
was
serious,calm,and
searching.the
archdeacon
was the
first to
break
silence.
'now,m re
pierre,you
have many
things to
explain to
me.and
first,how
comes it
that i
have seen
nothing of
you for
the last
two
months,and
then find
you in the
public
street in
noble
guise
i'sooth!—part
red,part
yellow,like
a caudebec
apple!'


