Crossword-Solution: DARD 4 letters, 4 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 6

The fact is, this young lady was as intelligent as she was inexperienced; and she had asked Jacintha to tell Dard to talk to every soldier that passed through the village, and ask him if he knew anything about Captain Dujardin of the 17th regiment.

Dard cross-examined about a hundred invalided warriors, who did not even recognize the captain’s name; but at last, by extraordinary luck, he actually did fall in with two, who told him strange news about Captain Dujardin.

Riviere was for moving homeward, but Dard halted and complained dismally of “the soldier’s gripes.” The statesman had never heard of that complaint, so Dard explained that the VULGAR name for it was hunger.

And this is fatal to all us little people that have the misfortune to be connected with them.” “Why, how are you connected with them?” “By the tie of affection.” “I thought you hated them.” “Of course I do; but I have the ill-luck to love Jacintha, and she loves these aristocrats, and makes me do little odd jobs for them.” And at this Dard’s eyes suddenly glared with horror.

Down with the aristocrats!” “Dard,” said Riviere, “you are a brute.” “Me, citizen?” inquired Dard with every appearance of genuine surprise.