A Gentleman from Gascony: A Romance of the Huguenots — page 16: what you’re looking at

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12 A GENTLEMAN FROM GASCONY, “Hol&, mother!” cried the chevalier briskly, “ will you send some one to take charge of my horse? and have you aught to give me for supper?” i “Put your horse up yourself,” croaked the old woman. “'There’s a shed yonder. And as for supper, perchance you can have something, if you have the wherewithal to pay for it.” “Oh! rest easy as to that!” laughed Raoul, leaping lightly to the ground. He led his tired animal to the shed indicated by the woman, and having tethered it, he hunted about and found fodder in a corner of the building. Having attended to the creature comforts of his horse, he gave a hasty glance about him. He noticed that there were three other horses tied in the shed, two of whom gave evidence of long and hard riding. Just outside was drawn up a goodly sized van, on the canvas sides of which was painted in sprawling letters the word Gelosi. Crossing the courtyard, he entered the cabaret itself, which proved to consist of only one rather large room, with rush-strewn floor, and sparsely furnished with rough tables and benches. ‘The light from half a dozen spluttering candles was dim, and the air was so dense with the smoke from the turf fire burning on the hearth _ that Raoul could seé scarcely a dozen feet before him. He managed, however, to grope his way to one of the tables, and was immediately served by the beldame with a mess of steaming porridge and a bottle of sour wine. | The fare was not very appetizing, but the chevalier was too hungry to quarrel with what was set before him, and he fell to with a will. The cravings of the inner man appeased, he raised GComichbooksteo