"You missed your chance, falterer," said the Judge severely. "If you
have a good thought, act on it--that is the golden rule. You missed your
chance. It will never come again. He has taken the wrong turning, our
unhappy Jean Jacques."
"Monsieur--oh, monsieur, do not shut the door in the face of God like
that!" said the shocked little master of the law. "Those two together
--it may be only for a moment."
"Ah, no, my little owl, Jean Jacques will wind the boa-constrictor round
his neck like a collar, all for love of those he has lost," answered the
Judge with emotion; and he caught M. Fille's arm in the companionship of
sorrow.
In silence these two watched the red wagon till it was out of sight.
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