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"Your sentinels." "Because you wish to pass on horseback, and orders have been given to let only persons on foot pass." "No one has any right to give orders here, except myself," said Buckingham. "On what grounds?" inquired Manicamp, with his soft tone. "Will you do me the favor to explain this enigma to me?"
Manicamp rose, and with an expression of profoundest respect, seemed to be desirous of taking leave. "At least, monsieur," said Madame, stopping him with almost a suppliant air, "you will be kind enough to tell me in what state your wounded friend is, and who is the physician who attends him?"
"Here they are." Manicamp devoured the rouleau with his eyes; but this time Malicorne held it at a distance. "Eh! what do you say to that? Five hundred pistoles." "I say it is for nothing, my friend," said Manicamp, taking up the pen again, "and you exhaust my credit. Dictate." Malicorne continued: "Which my friend the Comte de Guiche will obtain for my friend Malicorne."
M. de Manicamp, with his tact and talent, had created himself a revenue in the opulent family of the celebrated marechal. From his infancy he had, with calculation beyond his age, lent his name and complaisance to the follies of the Comte de Guiche.
"I have the greatest desire to see the ceremony, and I have no ticket to admit me, in spite of all the steps I have taken to secure one. Could you get me admitted?" "Certainly." "Do me this kindness, then, I entreat." "Most willingly, monsieur; come with me." "I am exceedingly indebted to you, monsieur," said Malicorne. "I thought you were a friend of M. de Manicamp."
"Your sentinels." "Because you wish to pass on horseback, and orders have been given to let only persons on foot pass." "No one has any right to give orders here, except myself," said Buckingham. "On what grounds?" inquired Manicamp, with his soft tone. "Will you do me the favor to explain this enigma to me?"
"Pray reassure yourself; I know how perfectly innocent you are, and I shall give a good account of you. Manicamp, do you follow me: the hedge, the cross-paths, and labyrinth, I am well acquainted with them all; I will be your Ariadne. There now, your mythological name is found at last." "Perfectly true, comte." "And take M. Malicorne away with you at the same time," said Montalais.
"My dear friend, if you wish to have it, earn it." "What must be done for it?" "Earn it, parbleu!" "And after what fashion?" "Oh! that is rather trying, I warn you." "The devil!" "You must get out of bed, and go immediately to M. le Comte de Guiche." "I get up!" said Manicamp, stretching himself in his bed, complacently, "oh, no, thank you!" "You have sold all your clothes?"
It was your majesty yourself who was the first to name the Comte de Guiche." "Well, monsieur, well," said the king, haughtily; "you have done your duty, and I am satisfied with you. But you, Monsieur de Manicamp, have failed in yours, for you have told me a falsehood." "A falsehood, sire. The expression is a hard one." "Find a more accurate, then." "Sire, I will not attempt to do so.
As for De Guiche, he very probably did not find the argument so convincing, for he merely signified his opinion by a gesture, which, moreover, exhibited in a marked manner some indecision of mind on the subject. Manicamp went off to inform Malicorne of the good news he had just learned. De Guiche seemed very unwilling to take his departure for the purpose of dressing himself.
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