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Mountague trembled at the thoughts of receiving a wife from the hands of a Mlle. Panache; but, turning his eye upon Lady Augusta, he thought she blushed, and this blush at once saved her, in his opinion, and increased his indignation against her governess. Mademoiselle being now alarmed, and provoked by the laughter of the servants, the dry sarcastic manner of Lord George, the cool air of Mr.
Round this man were many nobles dressed in a somewhat similar fashion, except that the most of them wore a vest of quilted cotton in place of the gold cuirass, and a jewelled panache of the plumes of birds instead of the royal symbol. This was Guatemoc, Montezuma's nephew, and afterwards the last emperor of Anahuac.
I was wearing our undress jacket, a uniform simple and dark in itself though some figures give distinction to any uniform and I had taken the precaution to remove the long panache from my busby.
I well remember a hot episode of his with a certain Madame Panache a lady temporarily employed by Madame Beck to give lessons in history. She was clever that is, she knew a good deal; and, besides, thoroughly possessed the art of making the most of what she knew; of words and confidence she held unlimited command.
I learnt a great deal of Racine a little Victor Hugo and Rostand because the people I boarded with took me to 'Cyrano'!" "Ah, Rostand " cried Helena, springing up. "Well, of course he's vieux jeu now. The best people make mock of him. Julian does. I don't care he gives me thrills down my back, and I love him. But then panache means a good deal to me. And Julian doesn't care a bit.
Madame Panache, bellicose as a Penthesilea, picked it up in a minute. She snapped her fingers in the intermeddler's face; she rushed upon him with a storm of words. M. Emanuel was eloquent; but Madame Panache was voluble. A system of fierce antagonism ensued.
"Oh, Stair Garland," said Patsy with emphasis, "he is a man already. As old Dupont, my French governess, used to say, Stair Garland was born with the 'panache." "And what does that mean?" "Why, that he was born with his hat-plume in the wind and his hand on a sword-hilt. But I am not sure that he has not been born a century or so too late.
"Bon!" cried mademoiselle, stooping to pick up the full-blown rose, which Mr. Mountague threw away carelessly. "Bon! but it is great pity dis should be thrown away." "It is not thrown away upon Mlle. Panache!" said Dashwood. "Dat maybe," said mademoiselle; "but I observe, wid all your fine compliment, you let me stoop to pick it up for myself a l'Anglaise!"
The Countess in her surprise replied, that she was a very amiable woman at the French Court. The Queen, who had noticed the surprise of the Countess, was not satisfied with this reply. She wrote to the Danish minister at Paris, desiring to be informed of every particular respecting Madame Panache, her face, her age, her condition, and upon what footing she was at the French Court.
Panache, who, in an affected agony, was struggling to get away from Dashwood, who held both her hands "No! no! Non! non! I will not I will not, I tell you, I will not." "Nay, nay," said Dashwood; "but I have sworn to get you into the boat." "Ah! into de boat a la bonne heure; but not wid dat vilain black."
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