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Sir Aymer, therefore, occasionally mended his pace, and often incurred the fate of one who is over-late, delaying himself by his efforts to make greater expedition.
At length the door opened softly, and she came jewelled and clad in her white robes, as she had left the feast. "At length thou art come, Charmion," I said. "It is over-late." "Yea, my Lord; but by no means could I escape Cleopatra. Her mood is strangely crossed to-night. I know not what it may portend.
It was the prospect of Falkenhayn, with the huge army of half a million men, flushed with its recent easy victory over Rumania, being freed for employment on the French front, that caused our hurried over-late expedition to Siberia.
But when he asked the Friend concerning these names what they might signify, she shook her head and answered not. At last Wild-wearer cried out: 'Now, lads, the night weareth and the guest is weary: therefore whoso of you hath in him any minstrelsy, now let him make it, for later on it shall be over-late.
"I doubt it's over-late for that," said Fletcher slowly. "I am not so sure," answered Wilding. "But I am sure that to attempt it were the safer course the surer in the end. I myself may not linger to push forward the task of stirring up the people, for I am already something more than under suspicion.
And if this thing did be truly so, I was come over-late to the saving of the Maid; and with this thought I was very glad that some evil thing should come that I should fight with it and die quickly; for there was naught then in all the world to make me glad to have life.
"True," I answered stupidly; "I slept over-late." "A thousand pities, since thus you missed seeing Mademoiselle de Marsac. Have they told you that she was here?" "Yes, mademoiselle. Stanislas de Marsac left a letter for me." "You will regret not having seen them, no doubt?" quoth she. I evaded the interrogative note in her voice. "That is their fault. They appear to have preferred to avoid me."
"There; now let us see how your favour runs. Cry 'Long Live the King!" Holding the brandy-glass, which the man had forced upon him, La Boulaye eyed him whimsically for a second. "There is no toast I would more gladly drink," said he at last, "if I considered it availing. But alas you propose it over-late." "Diable! What may you mean?"
All ye have been away, so belike he hath done as Rafe's dog when Rafe ran away from the slain buck. He laughed therewith, and Kettel with him, and a third voice joined the laughter. The young man also laughed and said: 'Here I bring the venison which my kinsman desired; but as ye see I have brought it over-late: but take it, Kettel. When cometh my father from the stithy?
They will be as helpless as so many caged animals." When Storri on that jealous evening left the San Reve, his nerves were somewhat tossed and shaken. It was not over-late; he would stroll to the club by roundabout paths, the walk and cold night air might steady him.
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