Identifier: courtjester00bake (find matches)
Title: The court jester
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Baker, Cornelia, 1855-
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Publisher: Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Co
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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in that place of concealment than tied abouthis neck. As soon as possible he resumed his journey,which he pursued without incident of note untillate that afternoon, when he met a party of Flor-entine soldiers, who stopped him. An Austrian spy, said one of them. Do I look like an Austrian? asked Philibertscornfully. Who are you, then? A Savoyard student. What is a Savoyard student doing here? A student may travel where he pleases, may henot? I can not see that I am accountable to youfor my acts. Where are you going? To Padua. For what purpose? My good sir, drawled Philibert, for whatpurpose does a student go to Padua save to attendits famous university, which has sheltered thelearned heads of Dante and Petrarch? He looks like a student and he talks like one,said another man. Let him go. Philibert was feeling greatly relieved when hecaught the eye of a man in the rear of the company.This was a soldier, who, in a slight skirmish a shorttime before, had been taken prisoner by the Aus- 206
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He met a party of Florentine soldiers Page 206 A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE trians, and who had succeeded in effecting hisescape. The young secretary had seen him butonce and that only for a few moments, but he neverforgot a face and recognized this one immediately.He hoped that the memory of the soldier was lessfaithful than his own, but this did not appear to bethe case. Stay, said the man; I think I can tell yousomething about this youth. The Emperor ofAustria has a secretary, a young Savoyard, of whomI caught a glimpse when I was their prisoner, andif I am not very much mistaken this is he. The youth laughed contemptuously. For afaithful secretary, I seem to be quite a distancefrom my master, said he. Look at me well, mygood man, he continued boldly, and tell me onyour honor if we ever have met before. The man began to waver. Of course I had onlya glimpse, he stammered. The secretary waswalking with the emperor and I only saw them amoment. Would you recognize the emperor if youshould see

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