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She was to-day in very good humor, very happy and free from care, for Alexis Razumovsky had, with the most solemn asserverations, assured her of his truth and devotion, and Elizabeth had been soothed and reconciled by his glowing language.
"You are very saucy, Alexis," said she, but at the same time lightly kissing him upon the forehead, and smiling; but then her brow was suddenly clouded, for the door was again opened and once more the lackey appeared upon the threshold. "The French ambassador," said he, "the Marquis de la Chetardie, begs the favor of an audience."
As far as is known, the only guests at the Castle were the Count Ulik von Kessner, High Chamberlain of Boravia, who is believed to have been present on business of State, and Captain Alexis Vollmar, of the 55th Caucasus Regiment, at present attached to the Imperial Headquarter Staff at St Petersburg.
"I shall expect you to-morrow, and in the meantime a room shall be prepared for you. Au revoir." Alexis conducted me to the door. As he opened it he made a civil remark about the beauty of the night. I glanced at his face. "You are English, aren't you?" I asked him. "Yes, sir." "I only ask because Alexis is such a peculiar name for an Englishman."
The priest's eyes opened wide and shone like coals of fire; his lips, wreathed in a bitter smile, seemed ready to launch the thunders of excommunication; and a truly sacerdotal majesty diffused itself as if by miracle over his face. Gilbert could scarcely believe his eyes; he looked at him in silence, incapable of recognizing this new Father Alexis, who had just been revealed to him.
Alexis and Pouchskin commenced hauling on the other end of the rope, and the vast mass slowly ascended upward, Ivan pushing from below, and guiding it past the inequalities of the snow. It would have been a different sort of a task, to have hauled Bruin out of such a hole three months earlier in the season; that is, about the time he had lain down for his winter siesta.
"Oh! that's all right," said Miss Mink in a tone that she did not recognize as her own, "the matches are in that little bisque figure on the parlor mantel. I'll get you to leave the front door open, if you don't mind. It's kinder hot in here." Five o'clock that afternoon found Miss Mink and Alexis Bowinski still sitting facing each other in the front parlor.
Sometimes the girls would doze, and wake in the middle of a long tale. But Madame Barbeau heard more than she told, for she said to her husband: "It may come to pass that the widow Chartrant's Gabriel will be making proposals to Alexis for little Celeste." "Poor lad," said the grandfather, "he has nothing to back his proposals with. It will do him no good." And so it proved.
Sylvestre, a humble, world-renouncing Christian, sought nothing for himself, and would accept neither riches nor honors, but he remained near the throne to strengthen the young monarch in his good resolutions. There was a young man, Alexis Adachef, connected with the court who possessed a character of extraordinary nobleness and loveliness.
Alexis resolves to escape Alexis makes arrangements for flight Secrecy Alexis deceives Afrosinia How Alexis obtained the money Alexander Kikin Alexis sets out on his journey Meets Kikin Arrangements Plans matured Kikin's cunning contrivances False letters Kikin and Alexis concert their plans Possibility of being intercepted More prevarications Arrival at Vienna The Czar sends for Alexis Interview with the envoys Threats of Alexis He returns to Naples St.
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