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Later on, when his colleague left him in order to see to the horses and to his escort for tonight, Chauvelin called Sergeant Hébert, his old and trusted familiar, to him and gave him some final orders.
"The Angelus must be rung at the proper hour, friend Hébert," he began with a grim smile.