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All was bustle round the door of the little inn of Montigny; twenty orthirty horses employed the hands and attention of as many grooms andstable-boys; and while they put their heads together, and talked overthe perfections or imperfections of the beasts they held, sixty orseventy respectable citizens, the great cloth merchant, and thewholesale dealer in millstones, the curé of the little town, thebailiff of the high-justiciary, the ironmonger, the grocer, and thebutcher, stood in knots on the outside, discussing more importantparticulars than the appearance of the horses. The sign of the inn wasthe Croix de Lorraine, and the name of the Duke of Guise wasfrequently heard mingling in the conversation of the people round thedoor.
"A great pity," cries one, "that his Highness does not stay here thenight."
"Some say that the King's troops are pursuing him," replied another.
"Sure enough he came at full speed," said