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"Ma foi, I hope that monsieur the Colonel finds that scamp," murmured Pierre Dufour, for the tenth time. "It was for him that George run away; and for him that he insult me; and for him that he say ‘fired' -- ‘fired' to me. Bah! And what does monsieur the Colonel say? He say, ‘Pierre, you have done well; I make you my compliments. ' A la bonne heure."
And Pierre sank back, and gazed fixedly toward the woods.