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Upon this he made a sign that he did not understand French; but, on the other pulling out a sous piece, to intimate the nature of his demand, the stranger shook his head, heaved a deep sigh, and, after some hesitation, drew forth a fine handkerchief, which he threw towards the toll-keeper, and hastened away in the direction of the Boulevard Bourbon, to Père la Chaise.
The following bon mot was also attributed to the Count: General Ornano, observing a certain nobleman who, by some misfortune in his youth, lost the use of his legs in a Bath chair, which he wheeled about, and inquiring the name of the English peer, D'Orsay answered, "Pere la Chaise." The Count had many disciples among our men of fashion, but none of them succeeded in copying the original.
Instead of dancing she went after dinner to the private sitting-room which she and Lady Gardiner shared, having quietly asked Roger Broom if he would come to her there for a few minutes. He found her, not in the room, but on the balcony, in floods of moonlight, which gave her beauty an unearthly charm as she lay on a chaise longue, wrapped in an evening cloak of white and silver brocade.
In the road from hence to the boat, we met with an ill-looking fellow, who offered his service to conduct us into the city, and such was our situation, that I was fain to accept his proposal, especially as we had two small boxes in the chaise by accident, containing some caps and laces belonging to my wife, I still hoped the postilion had exaggerated in the distance between the boat and the city gate, and was confirmed in this opinion by the ferryman, who said we had not above half a league to walk.
But presently he came out again bearing a tray in his hand, and brought it to Daisy. On the tray was very nice looking brown and white bread, and milk and cheese and a platter of strawberries. Preston got into the chaise and set the tray on his knees. After him had come from the house a woman in a fly-away cap and short-gown. She stood just inside the gate leaning her arms on it.
Well, that's odd; and she said never a word o't to me, answered she. 'I'm asking only, said I. 'I don't know whether he came or no, she replied; 'but what makes you take that in your head? 'A chaise arrived here between two and three o'clock last night. 'Hey! and who told you? Milly seemed all on a sudden highly interested.
Pere la Chaise stands just beyond the Barriere d'Aulney, on a hill-side, looking toward the city. Numerous gravel-walks, winding through shady avenues and between marble monuments, lead up from the principal entrance to a chapel on the summit. There is hardly a grave that has not its little inclosure planted with shrubbery; and a thick mass of foliage half conceals each funeral stone.
And I will inform you of the result, either personally or by letter, before the last train leaves for London to-night." With that, she stepped into the chaise, and, taking the reins herself, drove off to Frizinghall. My mistress having left us, I had leisure to think of Sergeant Cuff.
As the clock of York Minster struck nine, she followed Mrs. Wragge to the chaise, and took her seat by the captain's side. In a quarter of an hour more York was in the distance, and the highroad lay bright and open before them in the morning sunlight. Chronicle for October, 1846. I HAVE retired into the bosom of my family.
"Poh, poh, Moses do not be quarrelling with your good luck, just as it's at its height. Here is the house, and I'll engage one of those four girls is your niece that with the bonnet, for a dollar; she being ready to go home, and the whole having come to the door, in consequence of seeing the chaise driving down the road. They are puzzled at finding us in it, however, instead of the usual driver."
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