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"I see two ways in fact,—one is to tell her the truth." "Oh, don’t do that," cried his fiancée affrightedly. "The shock would kill her outright." "The other way,—" said Jack slowly, "would be for me to marry you and let her think that you are Janice in good earnest." "Oh, that wouldn’t do at all," said the pretty widow.
Jules responded with spirit, talked, jested, quoted poetry, paid compliments right and left, and now and then passed the salt, filled a glass, or offered a napkin to his fiancée with a French shrug and a tender glance. After dinner Madame F. begged him to recite one of his poems; for it appeared this all-accomplished man was beloved of the muse, and twanged the lyre as well as wielded the sword.
Hauksbee wanted to keep him under her wing to the last. Therefore she discountenanced his going down to Bombay to get married. "Goodness only knows what might happen by the way!" she said. "Pluffles is cursed with the curse of Reuben, and India is no fit place for him!" In the end, the fiancee arrived with her aunt; and Pluffles, having reduced his affairs to some sort of order here again Mrs.
He laid his hand caressingly on her shoulder: "De trop? no; never in my house. But that is not the question. Lucy will be cheered when she knows that you wanted to come. But what the Contessa says is true; there are plenty of nurses and my wife has me, if I am any good; and we would not have you run any risk " "In her position!" cried the Contessa; "fiancée only to-day.
Upon my word, it seems to me that we are unsettled, enfeebled, loving nothing and loving everything, ready to commit all sorts of follies. I envy you those days of battle, those magnificent deeds of 'forty-eight and 'forty-nine. To fight thus was to live!" But even while he spoke, his thin face became more melancholy, and his eyes again sought the direction of Prince Andras's fiancee.
If I saw any man kissing my fiancee I should know at once it was my future brother-in-law or at any rate I should inquire which the old hero never seemed to do. And yet I will wager that in the course of this year at least a dozen novels and plays will be built up upon this theme.
That afternoon the young editor left his office at five o'clock and asked Miss Lawrence to be his wife. Preston Cheney walked briskly down the street after he left his fiancee, his steps directed toward the Palace. It was seven o'clock, and he knew the Baroness would be at home.
The Duke de Morlay-La-Branche and Castel-Montjoie appeared first, and as they were talking to the young man, the Marquis de Montagnac came out precipitately. "I beg you," he said to Maurice, "to fetch the Count's fiancee. He wants to see her before his mother knows." And Maurice had departed in hot haste. As soon as they reached the Inn, Esperance jumped to the ground.
Do not allow poor Julie, whom I sincerely pity, to force on me the unpleasant duty of warning your fiancee of the dangers to which she might be subjected by marriage with an Adonis whose fate it is to be so profoundly beloved by the sex in general, and ballet nymphs in particular." "There is no chance of so disagreeable a duty being incumbent on you, M. Savarin.
"My son," the doctor introduced, "soon to be the sixth Doctor Haynes in direct line in the family." We shook hands. It was evident that Cynthia had not by any means exaggerated when she said that he was frantic over what had happened to his fiancee. Accordingly, there was no difficulty in reverting to the subject of our visit.
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