Gaston Leroux

Name: The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES
Author: Gaston Leroux

The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

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“The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES”, published in 1914, is a work by Gaston Leroux. It explores elements such as Matrena Pétrovna, Natacha and Rouletabille.

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ When a young man is a poet, it is useless to live like a soldier. Someone has said that, I don’t know the name now, and when one has ideas that may upset other people, surely they ought to live in solitude.”
Rouletabille looked at Natacha, who was as pale as her white gown, and who added no word to her mother’s outburst. They had drawn near the kiosk. Rouletabille saluted the general, who called to him to come up and, when the young man extended his hand, he drew him abruptly nearer and embraced him. ”

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ But dear Natacha knows now what she owes you. She doesn’t doubt your word now, nor your clear intelligence, little angel. Michael Nikolaievitch was a monster and he was punished as he deserved. You know the police have proof now that he was one of the Central Revolutionary Committee’s most dangerous agents. And he an officer! Whom can we trust now!”
“And Monsieur Boris Mourazoff, have you seen him since?” inquired Rouletabille.
“Boris called to see us to-day, to say good-by, but we did not receive him, under the orders of the police. Natacha has written to tell him of Koupriane’s orders. ”

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ You know how they plan now to come to me, as living bombs. Yes, they have decided on that. I can’t press a friend’s hand any more without the fear of seeing him explode. What do you think of that? But they won’t get me. Come, drink my health. A small glass of vodka for an appetizer. You see, young man, we are going to have zakouskis here. What a marvelous panorama! You can see everything from here. If the enemy comes,” he added with a singular loud laugh, “we can’t fail to detect him.”
Certainly the kiosk did rise high above the garden and was completely detached, no wall being near. ”

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ To show Rouletabille how active he was getting again, Féodor Féodorovitch marched up and down the kiosk with only the aid of a stick. He went and came with a sort of wild, furious gayety.
“They haven’t got me yet, the dogs. They haven’t got me! And one (he was thinking of Michael) who saw me every day was here just for that. Very well. I ask you where he is now. And yet here I am! An attack! I’m always here! But with a good eye; and I begin to have a good leg. We shall see. Why, I recollect how, when I was at Tiflis, there was an insurrection in the Caucasus. We fought. ”

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ Poor man! Dear brave man!” She did not know what to say. Her emotion checked all utterance. But it was necessary for her to enable him to understand that there was nothing he could do to help her in her sad straits. ”

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ They will have bombs upon their bodies and will blow the bombs and themselves up together as soon as they are beside the general. Who are the two victims designated for this horrible vengeance, and who have light-heartedly accepted such a death for themselves as well as for the general? That is what we don’t know. That is what we would have known, perhaps, if you had not prevented me from seizing the papers that Prince Galitch has now,” Koupriane finished, turning hostilely toward Rouletabille. ”

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ She did not drink until after him. The heroic woman must have exerted superhuman force to go herself to find the saving antidote in her medicine-chest, even while the agony pervaded her vitals.
"YOUR HEALTH, MY CHILDREN!" SAID THE GENERAL.
Some minutes later both could be considered saved. The servants, Ermolai at their head, were clustered about. Most of them had been at the lodge and they had not, it appeared, heard the beginning of the affair, the cries of Natacha and Rouletabille. Koupriane arrived just then. It was he who worked with Natacha in getting the two to bed. ”

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Gaston Leroux, The Secret of the Night — XI. THE POISON CONTINUES (1914)

“ In vain he insisted on seeing the general, Matrena Pétrovna and Mademoiselle Natacha. Ermolai made no reply but “Niet, niet, niet.” The reporter turned away without having seen anyone, and walked away deeply depressed. He went afoot clear into the city, a long promenade, during which his brain surged with the darkest forebodings. As he passed by the Department of Police he resolved to see Koupriane again. ”

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